Kole: 2 definitions

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1. Kannada
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Introduction:

Kole 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) Kole in Ivory Coast is the name of a plant defined with Oxytenanthera abyssinica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym John H. Barnhart, Biographical Notes upon Botanists. 1: 224. 1965 (among others).

2) Kole in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso is also identified with Mitragyna inermis It has the synonym Nauclea africana Willd. (etc.).

3) Kole in Zaire is also identified with Cleistopholis patens It has the synonym Cleistopholis pynaertii De Wild. (etc.).

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

· Plantae Bequaertianae (1922)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1944)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1932)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kole (ಕೊಲೆ):—[verb] to cause the death of; to make die; to kill; to murder.

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Kole (ಕೊಲೆ):—

1) [noun] an unlawful, premeditated killing of a person or animal; murder.

2) [noun] great physical pain or mental anguish.

3) [noun] the act or an instance of using something (as a language, music etc.) in bungling, unskilful or offensive manner.

4) [noun] ಕೊಲೆಮಾಡು [kolemadu] kole māḍu to kill (a person or another animal) unlawfully.

5) [noun] (fig.) to spoil, mangle (a language, artwork) by rough, careless, offensive manners.

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Koḷe (ಕೊಳೆ):—

1) [verb] to become putrid or rotten; to decompose; to putrefy; to rot; to decay.

2) [verb] (fig.) to remain in a condition without making progress, hence become useless; to be or become stagnant; (coll.) to remain in the same place or position without any growth in one’s career.

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Koḷe (ಕೊಳೆ):—

1) [adjective] that is soiled; dirty; unclean; putrid; rotten.

2) [adjective] disagreeable or contemptible; mean; nasty.

3) [adjective] unfair; dishonest; unsportsmanlike.

4) [adjective] not proper or fitting; unseemly; improper; indecent.

5) [adjective] morally offensive; obscene; pornographic.

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Koḷe (ಕೊಳೆ):—

1) [noun] any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; spoiled or waste food, as from a market or kitchen, that is thrown away; rubbish; filth; garbage.

2) [noun] any worthless, unnecessary or offensive matter.

3) [noun] a morally vicious or corrupt thought, intention.

4) [noun] any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and characterised by decay; rot.

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Koḷe (ಕೊಳೆ):—[noun] the act of taking into one’s hands, accepting or receiving or buying.

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Koḻe (ಕೊೞೆ):—

1) [verb] to become putrid or rotten; to decompose; to putrefy; to rot; to decay.

2) [verb] (fig.) to remain in a condition without making progress, hence become useless; to be or become stagnant.

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Koḻe (ಕೊೞೆ):—

1) [adjective] that is soiled; dirty; unclean; putrid; rotten.

2) [adjective] disagreeable or contemptible; mean; nasty.

3) [adjective] unfair; dishonest; unsportsmanlike.

4) [adjective] not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper; indecent.

5) [adjective] morally offensive; obscene; pornographic.

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Koḻe (ಕೊೞೆ):—

1) [noun] any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; spoiled or waste food, that is thrown away; rubbish; filth; garbage.

2) [noun] any worthless, unnecessary or offensive matter.

3) [noun] a morally vicious or corrupt thought, intention.

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Kōle (ಕೋಲೆ):—

1) [noun] the plant Piper longum of Piperaceae family.

2) [noun] its ruit; long pepper.

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Kōḷe (ಕೋಳೆ):—

1) [noun] the water lily plant Nymphaea nouchali ( = N. pubescens) of Nymphaeaceae family.

2) [noun] its white flower; white lotus.

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Kōḷe (ಕೋಳೆ):—

1) [noun] an ornamental, metal cone for the horns of cattle.

2) [noun] a case; a sheath; an envelop.

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Kōḷe (ಕೋಳೆ):—[noun] the (outer) corner of an eye.

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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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