Alternative spellings of this word include Mlechchhakanda.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mlecchakanda in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon Rchb. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mlecchakanda (म्लेच्छकन्द).—garlic.

Derivable forms: mlecchakandaḥ (म्लेच्छकन्दः).

Mlecchakanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mleccha and kanda (कन्द).

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

Mlecchakanda (म्लेच्छकन्द).—m.

(-ndaḥ) Garlic. E. mleccha a barbarian, and kaṇḍa root. “laśune .”

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

Mlecchakanda (म्लेच्छकन्द):—[=mleccha-kanda] [from mleccha > mlech] m. Allium Ascalonicum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mlecchakanda (म्लेच्छकन्द):—[mleccha-kanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. Garlic.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mlecchakanda 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: Mleccha, Kanda.

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