Kuo: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kuo means something in Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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)Kuo in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Albizia coriaria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)
· Economic Botany (1990)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· African Journal of Ecology (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuo, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKuo (कुओ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kutaḥ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kuo thpu, Kuo ye fen bei jin he huan, Kuo ye feng che zi, Kuo ye zhu jing lan, Kuo ye zhu tao, Kuobene, Kuogo, Kuom dia, Kuom-tepengwet, Kuombereriet, Kuombi, Kuon kouolena, Kuon-kusu, Kuono, Kuor thpou.
Ends with: Apokuo, Bumkuo, Chang sheng kuo, Ikuo, Lu sung kuo, Mata-kuo, Mukuo, Okuo, Pai kuo, Red ekuo, Tokut hukuo, Wan shou kuo, Wu hua kuo, Yin kuo, Ying jeh kuo.
Full-text (+2): Pai kuo, Mata-kuo, Ying jeh kuo, Wu hua kuo, Yin kuo, Kuo ye zhu jing lan, Kuo thpu, Chang sheng kuo, Wan shou kuo, Tz'u huang kuo, Chang kuo tzu shu, Lu sung kuo, Kuo ye feng che zi, Kuo ye zhu tao, Kuo ye fen bei jin he huan, Zi hua kuo ye chai hu, Kutah, Holboellia coriacea, Thelypteris esquirolii, Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens.
Relevant text
Search found 7 books and stories containing Kuo, Kuō; (plurals include: Kuos, Kuōs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Novelists of Modern China < [July 1949]
Chu Yuan And His Li Sao < [October 1965]
Chu Yuan And His Li Sao < [October 1965]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 7 - Abbatial lineage of Tsurphu (Monastery) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (viii): de bzhin gshegs pa (Karmapa V) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 13 - Staglungpa (xi): bkra shis dpal brtsegs < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
A Blessed Pilgrimage (by Dr. Yutang Lin)
The 6th Patriarch Platform Sutra
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 8 - Buddhism in China, Japan and Korea < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)