Mocha: 5 definitions

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Introduction:

Mocha means something in 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.

Ambiguity: Although Mocha has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Moca. It further has the optional forms Mochā, Mucha-na and Mucha-ṇa.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mochaa [मोचा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Musa x paradisiaca L. from the Musaceae (Banana) family having the following synonyms: Karkandela x malabarica, Musa x champa, Musa x dacca. For the possible medicinal usage of mochaa, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mocha [मोचा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Musa x paradisiaca L. from the Musaceae (Banana) family having the following synonyms: Karkandela x malabarica, Musa x champa, Musa x dacca. For the possible medicinal usage of mocha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Mocha in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salmalia malabarica Schott. & Endl.) (Gossampinus Schott & Endl., a variant of gossympinus, a Latin name used by Plinius for the cotton tree, Gossypium arboreum L. (among others).

2) Mocha is also identified with Boswellia serrata It has the synonym Boswellia thurifera Colebr. (etc.).

3) Mocha is also identified with Moringa ovalifolia It has the synonym Moringa zeylanica Burmann (etc.).

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

· FBI (1874)
· Agents Actions (1986)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Asiatic Researches, or ‘Transactions of the Society’ (1807)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)

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

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

Mochaa in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. (among others).

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

· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Taxon (1961)
· FBI (1874)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Hortus Malabaricus

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

context information

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

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mochaa is another spelling for मोचा [mocā].—n. pl. of मोचो [moco]

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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