Nekki: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Nekki in India is the name of a plant defined with Vitex negundo in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex paniculata Lam. (among others).

2) Nekki is also identified with Vitex trifolia It has the synonym Vitex paniculata Lam. (etc.).

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

· Memoirs of the Science Society of China (1932)
· Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin (1989)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1947)
· Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, (1883)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Plant Sciences (1988)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)

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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

Nekki (ನೆಕ್ಕಿ):—[noun] the shrub Vitex negundo of Verbenaceae family.

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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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