Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kokke in India is the name of a plant defined with Tabernaemontana divaricata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ervatamia recurva (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Lace (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1963)
· Fl. Maharashtra (2001)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1902)
· Chem. Biodivers. (2004)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kokke, for example side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kokke (ಕೊಕ್ಕೆ):—

1) [noun] = ಕೊಕ್ಕು [kokku]2.

2) [noun] the condition or quality of being crooked, bent; crookedness.

3) [noun] a curved or bent piece of metal, wood, etc. used to catch, hold or pull something; its curved part; a bend; a hook.

4) [noun] (fig.) an impediment (caused deliberately by another).

5) [noun] (dial.) a hook or a sickle attached to a long staff, used to pluck flowers, fruits, twigs, etc. from plants above one’s reach.

6) [noun] ಕೊಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕು [kokke haku] kokke hāku (fig.) to raise an objetion; to hinder the progress of.

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Kokke (ಕೊಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] the plant Tabernaemontana divaricata ( = T. coronaria, = Ervatamia coronaria) of Apocynaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kokke kaayi gida, Kokkecikka, Kokkehulu, Kokkehuluroga, Kokkekai, Kokkekayida, Kokkekolu, Kokkemanushya, Kokkematu, Kokkemole, Kokkemuೂgu, Kokkeri, Kokkesa, Kokketati, Kokketu, Kokkeyettige.

Ends with: Amdukokke.

Full-text: Kokke kaayi gida, Kokkarai.

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