Shoku, Śōku, Śoku: 2 definitions
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Shoku 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) Soku in Central Africa is the name of a plant defined with Allanblackia floribunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allanblackia klainei Pierre ex A. Chev. (among others).
2) Soku in Indonesia is also identified with Kaempferia galanga It has the synonym Alpinia sessilis J. König (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Les végétaux utiles de l’Afrique Tropicale Française (1909)
· Transactions of the Papua and New Guinea Scientific Society (1960)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
· Vegetaux Utiles de l'Afrique Tropicale Francaise; Etudes Scientifiques et Agronomiques (1917)
· J. Pharm. Bioresour. (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Soku, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚōku (ಶೋಕು):—[noun] = ಶೋಕಿ [shoki].
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Ṣōku (ಷೋಕು):—[noun] = ಷೋಕಿ [shoki].
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Sōku (ಸೋಕು):—
1) [verb] to come into physical contact with; to touch.
2) [verb] to dash against; to hit forcefully on the surface of.
3) [verb] (an evil spirit) to possess a person.
4) [verb] to walk, roam or wander.
5) [verb] to have sexual intercourse with.
6) [verb] to happen; to occur; to take place.
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Sōku (ಸೋಕು):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of coming into physical contact (with another).
2) [noun] a possessing by an evil spirit.
3) [noun] a being associated with (another); an association.
4) [noun] a spreading (of a disease) by direct contact; communication (of diseases).
5) [noun] a disease spreading so; a contagious disease.
6) [noun] the state of fact of being within one’s reach.
7) [noun] influence or action on something; effect.
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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