Ondongo: 1 definition
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Ondongo means something in biology. 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)Ondongo in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Conspectus Florae Africae (1894)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1906)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, sér. 2,
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· The Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez (1940)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 2 (1759)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Lindondongo.
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