Biology (plants and animals)

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

Moku in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Acacia tortilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa tortilis Forssk. (among others).

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

· Austral. Journal of Botany (1997)
· Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde Gebräuchlichen Gewächse (1825)
· Mabberley’s Plant-Book
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano (2008)
· Bull. Misc. Inf., Kew (1930)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mōku (ಮೋಕು):—[noun] the upper or highest part, section, point, etc. of anything.

context information

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Moku-byakko, Moku-mao, Moku-wan-ju, Mokuba, Mokuiwo, Mokukutu, Mokukwane, Mokula, Mokuli, Mokuma, Mokumoku, Mokup, Mokuph, Mokur, Mokuva, Mokuwo.

Ends with: Daimoku, Mokumoku.

Full-text: Moku-mao, Moku-byakko, Moku-wan-ju, Mola.

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No search results for Moku, Mōku; (plurals include: Mokus, Mōkus) in any book or story.