Modagu, Moḍagu: 2 definitions

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Modagu 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Modagu in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa Poir. (among others).

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

· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1983)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Ethnobotany (2001)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Moḍagu (ಮೊಡಗು):—

1) [verb] to cause to be in a certain position or place; to place; to set; to keep; to put.

2) [verb] to keep (something) from the knowledge of another or others.

3) [verb] to fix firmly.

4) [verb] to hold or keep back; to save from being expended, spoiled, etc.

5) [verb] to have the company of (usu. as an illicit sexual partner).

6) [verb] to deliver a blow; to beat.

7) [verb] to knock with the fist or backside of a finger.

8) [verb] to shout at; to reprimand; to rebuke severly.

9) [verb] to cause to contract in size.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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