Tumdu, Tuṃḍu, Tundu, Tuṇḍu: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tundu in India is the name of a plant defined with Toona ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cedrela australis Mudie (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1878)
· Flora Yunnanica (1977)
· Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. MathematischNaturwissenschaftliche Klasse. (1920)
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1908)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1858)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tundu, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuṃḍu (ತುಂಡು):—

1) [noun] a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.

2) [noun] a body of soldiers; a company or battalion.

3) [noun] a small, usu. narrow, piece of cloth.

4) [noun] a piece of a divided or fragmented agricultural land.

5) [noun] the flesh of animals as used for food; meat6) [noun] ತುಂಡಾಗು [tumdagu] tunḍāgu to be cut into pieces; to be fragmented; ತುಂಡುಮಾಡು [tumdumadu] tuṇḍu māḍu to cut or break into pieces; ತುಂಡಿಲ್ಲದವನಿಗೆ ತುಂಟನ ಭಯವೇಕೆ [tumdilladavanige tumtana bhayaveke]? tuṇḍilladavanige tuṇṭana bhayavēke? (prov.) one who has nothing, can lose nothing; a thread-bare coat is armour-proof against highway-man.

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Tuṃḍu (ತುಂಡು):—

1) [noun] unruly, violent or brutal behaviour; lawlessness; hoodlumism.

2) [noun] arrogant, haughty speech or words.

3) [noun] a wild, lawless, arrogant man; a hoodlum.

4) [noun] speech or writing that is vivid, forceful, fluent, graceful, and persuasive; eloquence.

5) [noun] the quality of being fearless; boldness; courage; valour.

6) [noun] the feeling, attitude or expression of disdaining; disdain; contempt; superciliousness.

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Tuṃḍu (ತುಂಡು):—

1) [noun] the tree Cedrus libani of Coniferae family; Indian cedar.

2) [noun] its wood.

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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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