Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Konci [கொஞ்சி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Glycosmis arborea, Glycosmis quinquefolia. For the possible medicinal usage of konci, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Konci in India is the name of a plant defined with Glycosmis pentaphylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limonia arborea Roxb. (among others).

2) Konci is also identified with Schleichera oleosa It has the synonym Cussambium oleosum O. Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1805)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1950)
· Species Plantarum.
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Species Plantarum

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

Koṃci (ಕೊಂಚಿ):—[noun] the climber Caesalpinia mimiosoides of Caesalpiniaceae 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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Koñci (கொஞ்சி) noun < Telugu goñji. (L.)

1. Opal orange, medium shrub, Glycosmis pentaphylla; காட்டுக்கொஞ்சி. [kattukkonchi.]

2. China-box, medium shrub, Murraya exotica; சீமைக்கொஞ்சி. [simaikkonchi.]

3. Gum-lac tree, large tree, Schleichera trijuga; பூவைமரம். [puvaimaram.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Komciga, Komcisu, Komciya.

Ends with: Korakomci.

Full-text: Katarkonci, Kattu-k-konci, Konchi, Konch, Konji-chedi, Konji, Cuntiyuntai, Temu konci, Tombu konci, Tumbu konci, Aruhu konci, Tamu konci, Cimaikkonci, Koncivanci, Mancatkuli.

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