Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Khusa in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmostachya bipinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eragrostis cynosuroides (Retz.) P. Beauv., also spelled cynosuriodes (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1908)
· Flora Capensis (1900)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Taxon (2000)
· Journal of Applied Ecology (1999)
· Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum (1903)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Khusa, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khuśa (खुश).—a ( P) Pleased, satisfied, contented.

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khuṣa (खुष).—. For these and others beginning with khuṣa see under khuśa.

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khusa (खुस).—For these and others from see under khuśa.

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khūśa (खूश).—a ( P) Pleased, satisfied, contented.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

khuśa (खुश) [-ṣa, -ष].—a Pleased, satisfied.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Khuśa (खुश):—(a) happy, pleased; good; ~[khata] good hand-writing; one who possesses a good handwriting; ~[gappī] (exchange of) pleasantries, pleasant chat; ~[gavāra] pleasant; ~[jāyakā] tasty; delicious; ~[dila] jovial, merry, cheerful; ~[dilī] cheerfulness, joviality; ~[navīsa] calligraphist; ~[navīsī] calligraphy; ~[numā] pleasant; pleasant-looking, good-looking; [khuśāmadīda] welcome; [khuśiyāṃ manānā] to kick up one’s heels.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Khusa (खुस):—adj. 1. happy; glad; content; 2. delightful; delectable;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+9): Khushaboi, Khushabu, Khushadu, Khushahala, Khushakhabara, Khushakhabari, Khushakharidi, Khushakhata, Khushaki, Khushakismata, Khushal, Khushala, Khushalacanda, Khushalanem, Khushali, Khushalu, Khushamada, Khushamarji, Khushamaskariya, Khushamata.

Ends with: Nakhusha.

Full-text: Khushaboi, Khushakhata, Khusharajavanti, Khushaki, Khushamarji, Khusa-Kana-Kara-Dishi, Khushi, Chadma, Bala, Balabala, Na, Dil, Dila.

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