Koy, Kōy: 2 definitions

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Koy means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Koy in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Prosopis africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Entada coulteria Roberty (among others).

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

· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Florae Senegambiae Tentamen (1830)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1893)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1824)
· Biosystems Engineering (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Koy (ಕೊಯ್):—

1) [verb] to penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged instrument.

2) [verb] to divide with a knife etc. and make into pieces.

3) [verb] to pull out (as flowers, fruits, etc. from a plant); to pluck.

4) [verb] (sarc.) to perform on or practice a violin.

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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.

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