Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Mumbu in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Ficus lutea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma neumannii (Kunth & Bouché) Miq. (among others).

2) Mumbu in Southern Africa is also identified with Lannea schweinfurthii It has the synonym Odina stuhlmannii var. oblongifoliolata (etc.).

3) Mumbu in Tanzania is also identified with Lannea fulva It has the synonym Odina fulva Engl..

4) Mumbu is also identified with Poupartia caffra It has the synonym Sclerocarya caffra Sond.) (the specific name based on the word birr, the common name for the tree in Senegambia (etc.).

5) Mumbu is also identified with Sclerocarya birrea It has the synonym Poupartia silvatica H. Perrier (etc.).

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

· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Plantarum Rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis (1797)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1912)
· Fl. Indica ed. 2 (1832)
· Blumea (1948)

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

Muṃbu (ಮುಂಬು):—

1) [verb] to come to the front area.

2) [verb] to come before or early, earlier than.

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Muṃbu (ಮುಂಬು):—

1) [noun] the front portion of anything.

2) [noun] the area or region in front of something.

3) [noun] the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; vanguard.

4) [noun] any sign, circumstance, event that indicates something that is going to happen in future.

5) [noun] a man who leads; a leader.

6) [noun] the state or fact of being previous (to).

7) [noun] that which follows the current one or happens in future; a future event.

8) [noun] the aim, target or object proposed to be attained.

9) [noun] a row or rows of crop that is to be reaped.

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: Mumbugale, Mumbuli, Mumbungu.

Ends with: Umumbu.

Full-text: Munpu.

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