Alternative spellings of this word include Luch.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Luc in Mexico is the name of a plant defined with Croton ciliatoglandulifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes ciliatoglandulosa (Steud.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1922)
· Contr. Univ. Mich. Herb. (2001)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Nomenclator Botanicus, ed. 2 (1840)
· Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. (1797)
· Linnaea (1865)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Luc (लुच्).—[(i)luci] r. 1st cl. (luñcati) 1. To cut. 2. To pare or peel. 3. To tear off, to pluck out.

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Luc (लुच्).—f. (-luk) Cutting off, dropping, rejecting. E. luc to cut, kkip aff.

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

Luc (लुच्).— (vb. luñc), f. 1. Cutting off. 2. Dropping.

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

Luc (लुच्):—[from luñc] f. plucking out or off, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

1) Luc (लुच्):—(i) luñcati 1. a. To cut, pare.

2) (k) 5. m. Cutting off, rejecting.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+39): Luca, Lucabhunda, Lucabuca, Lucadanem, Lucadani, Lucai, Lucalucanem, Lucamunda, Lucana, Lucanem, Lucapanem, Lucapata, Lucara, Lucca, Luccagiri, Luccai, Luccatana, Luccegiri, Lucceshai, Luccha.

Ends with: Abhinimluc, Aluc, Anumluc, Devamalimluc, Gluc, Kalucluc, Malimluc, Mluc, Nimluc, Pramluc, Upamluc.

Full-text: Luncita, Luncati, Lujjati, Luk.

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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)

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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)

7. The Indian historical tradition of the Guhyagarbhatattvaviniścayamahātantra < [Introduction]

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