Nelatemgu, Nelateṃgu, Nelatengu, Nelateṅgu, Nela-tengu, Nela-teṅgu: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Nelatemgu in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nela-tengu [ನೆಲತೆಂಗು] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. from the Hypoxidaceae (Star Grass) family having the following synonyms: Curculigo ensifolia, Curculigo brevifolia, Hypoxis orchioides. For the possible medicinal usage of nela-tengu, 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.

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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

[«previous next»] — Nelatemgu in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nelateṃgu (ನೆಲತೆಂಗು):—[noun] the plant Curculigo orchioides of Zingiberaceae 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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