Noni, Nonī, Nōṉi: 4 definitions

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Noni means something in Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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)

Noni in English is the name of a plant defined with Morinda citrifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Platanocephalus orientalis Crantz (among others).

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

· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of the British India (1880)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1969)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
· J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. (1918)

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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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nonī (नोनी):—(nf) butter.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nōṇi (ನೋಣಿ):—

1) [noun] the tree Morinda citrifolia of Rubiaceae family; turmeric timber tree.

2) [noun] its edible fruit.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nōṉi (நோனி) noun perhaps from yōni. Pudendum muliebre; பெண்குறி. [penkuri.] Vulgar usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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