Uguni, Uguṇi: 2 definitions

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Uguni 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)

Uguni in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos cocculoides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos suberosa De Wild..

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

· Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du Moyen-Congo (1904)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1895)

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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

Uguṇi (ಉಗುಣಿ):—[noun] (dial.) a kind of grass that grows as a weed.

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Uguni (ಉಗುನಿ):—

1) [noun] the creeper Argyreia aggregata (=Lettsomia aggregata, = L. mysorensis) of Convolvulaceae family with silvery leaves; silver weed.

2) [noun] the creeper Ipomoea campanulata of Convolvulaceae family; jalap.

3) [noun] the tree Careya arborea of Myrtaceae family.

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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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