Alternative spellings of this word include Krakachachchhada.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Krakacacchada in India is the name of a plant defined with Pandanus odorifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Marquartia leucacantha Hassk. (among others).

2) Krakacacchada is also identified with Pandanus tectorius It has the synonym Pandanus odoratissimus var. pyriformis Martelli (etc.).

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

· Pacific Sci. (1961)
· Sandakania (1993)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1878)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1911)
· Flora (1842)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Krakacacchada (क्रकचच्छद).—the Ketaka tree.

Derivable forms: krakacacchadaḥ (क्रकचच्छदः).

Krakacacchada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms krakaca and cchada (च्छद).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Krakacacchada (क्रकचच्छद).—m.

(-daḥ) A plant with a strong smelling flower, (Pandanus ordoratissimus.) E. krakaca a saw, and chada a leaf; having serrated leaves.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Krakacacchada (क्रकचच्छद):—[=krakaca-cchada] [from krakaca] m. ‘saw-leaved’, Pandanus odoratissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Krakacacchada (क्रकचच्छद):—(daḥ) 1. m. A plant (Pandanus odoratissimus).

[Sanskrit to German]

Krakacacchada in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Krakaca.

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