Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sharapunkhi [ಶರಪುಂಖಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Tephrosia lanceifolia, Tephrosia indigofera, Tephrosia wallichii. For the possible medicinal usage of sharapunkhi, 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

Śarapuṃkhi (ಶರಪುಂಖಿ):—

1) [noun] the rear part of an arrow fitted with feathers.

2) [noun] the plant Galega purpurea.

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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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Partial matches: Sara, Pumkhi, Cara.

Full-text: Sharapumkhe.

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