Tomde, Toṃḍe, Tonde, Toṇḍe: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tonde [ಟೊಂಡೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Linociera ramiflora, Linociera pauciflora, Olea roxburghii. For the possible medicinal usage of tonde, 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

Toṃḍe (ತೊಂಡೆ):—

1) [noun] the vine Coccinia cordifolia (= C. indica, = Bryonia grandis, = Momordica monadelpha) of Cucurbitaceae family.

2) [noun] its edible fruit.

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Toṃḍe (ತೊಂಡೆ):—[noun] a kind of lizard, (Lacerta cristata / Chamaeles vulgaris) belonging to the Chamaeleontidae family, with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin colour rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey; a chameleon.

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Toṃḍe (ತೊಂಡೆ):—

1) [noun] (mus.) a musical mode in Karnāṭaka system.

2) [noun] sweet voice.

3) [noun] the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx and the upper larynx, trachea, and oesophagus; the throat.

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Toṃḍe (ತೊಂಡೆ):—

1) [noun] the condition of being tangled, interwoven in a disorderly manner.

2) [noun] that which is so.

3) [noun] that which is soft, shapeless (as soft mud from trampling).

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Toṃḍe (ತೊಂಡೆ):—[noun] the sapless, upper portion of sugarcane.

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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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