Shack-shack: 1 definition
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Shack-shack 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)1) Shack-shack in English is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria incana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lupinus rotundifolius Sessé & Moc. (among others).
2) Shack-shack is also identified with Crotalaria retusa It has the synonym Lupinus cochinchinensis Lour. (etc.).
3) Shack-shack is also identified with Crotalaria verrucosa It has the synonym Anisanthera hastata Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1999)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
· Chromosoma (1976)
· Taxon (1997)
· Rhodora (1981)
· Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. (1994)
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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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