Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Okana in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Panda oleosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porphyranthus zenkeri Engl..

2) Okana in Gabon is also identified with Laccosperma secundiflorum It has the synonym Neoancistrophyllum laurentii (De Wild.) Rauschert (etc.).

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

· African Study Monographs (2004)
· Nigerian Journal of Health & Biomedical Sciences (2002)
· Taxon (1982)
· Kew Bulletin (1982)
· Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem (1942)
· Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris

If you are looking for specific details regarding Okana, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Okaṇa (ओकण).—A bug; so ओकोदनी, ओक्कणी (okodanī, okkaṇī).

Derivable forms: okaṇaḥ (ओकणः).

See also (synonyms): okaṇi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Okaṇa (ओकण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) A bug; also okaṇi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Okaṇa (ओकण):—okaṇi m. a bug, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Okaṇa (ओकण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. A louse.

[Sanskrit to German]

Okana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Okanā (ओकना):—(v) to vomit.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Okanana.

Ends with (+57): Abhilokana, Abhivilokana, Adhovalokana, Alokana, Amtaravalokana, Anavalokana, Andhavilokana, Anuvilokana, Apalokana, Apamgalokana, Atmalokana, Avalokana, Bhokana, Bhuvanalokana, Bilokana, Bokana, Brahmalokavalokana, Candralokana, Candravalokana, Dashadigvyavalokana.

Full-text: Okodani, Okkani, Okani, Keshata.

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