Papate, Pāpaṭe: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Papate [ಪಾಪಟೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Pavetta indica L. from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Pavetta alba, Pavetta obtusa, Ixora indica. For the possible medicinal usage of papate, 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāpaṭe (ಪಾಪಟೆ):—[noun] a separation or parting of the hair on each side of the head or the apparent line in between such separation.

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Pāpaṭe (ಪಾಪಟೆ):—

1) [noun] the plant Pavetta indica of Rubiaceae family.

2) [noun] a tree the fruits of which are used for making pickles; ( = Ixora tomentosa of Rubiaceae family ?).

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Pāpaṭe (ಪಾಪಟೆ):—

1) [noun] a kind of fragrant earth.

2) [noun] a kind of perfume.

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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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