Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Akhota in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Aleurites moluccanus from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Aleurites javanicus, Aleurites pentaphyllus, Aleurites trilobus, Jatropha moluccana. For the possible medicinal usage of akhota, 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.

Akhota in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Juglans regia L. from the Juglandaceae (Walnut) family having the following synonyms: Juglans kamaonia, Juglans orientis, Juglans fallax.

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

1) Akhota in India is the name of a plant defined with Aleurites moluccana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Camerium moluccanum Kuntze (among others).

2) Akhota is also identified with Juglans regia It has the synonym Juglans sinensis (C. DC.) Dode (etc.).

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

· Ann. Mus. Bot. LugdunoBatavi (1869)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique
· Pacific Sci. (1967)
· Phytologia (1971)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1972)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Akhota, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

akhōṭā (अखोटा).—m A groove or channel notched (as around a peg or stick) for a rope; also a sliding or running groove. 2 A projecting point, a snag. v lāga.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

akhōṭā (अखोटा).—m A groove for a rope; a pro- jecting point.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākhoṭa (आखोट).—The walnut tree.

Derivable forms: ākhoṭaḥ (आखोटः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākhoṭa (आखोट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) The walnut tree. E. See akṣoṭa. &c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākhoṭa (आखोट):—m. (= akṣoṭa q.v.) the walnut tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākhoṭa (आखोट):—[ā-khoṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Walnut tree.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ākhoṭa (आखोट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āoḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akhota in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akhōṭa (ಅಖೋಟ):—

1) [noun] the tree Aleurites moluccana of Euphorbraceae family; candlenut tree.

2) [noun] its nut.

3) [noun] the tree, Juglans regia of Juglandaceae family; walnut tree.

4) [noun] its nut; walnut.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Khota, A.

Starts with: Akhotakatirtha, Akhotashirshaka.

Ends with: Ashvashakhota, Cakhota, Kabadakhota, Lagata Lakhota, Lagatalakhota, Lakhota, Maneca Khakhota, Maneca-khakhota, Paraca Lakhota, Paraca-lakhota, Shakhota.

Full-text: Akhetashirshaka, Akshota, Akhotashirshaka, Akhotakatirtha, Madhumajjan, Aoda, Kireshta, Madhumajjana, Asphotaka.

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