Biology (plants and animals)

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

Galagu in India is the name of a plant defined with Sclerostachya fusca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eriochrysis attenuata Nees ex Steud. (among others).

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

· Mémoires de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles (1832)
· Mantissa (1824)
· Indian Forest Records: Botany (1939)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1881)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Flora Indica; or descriptions … (1820)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Galagu (ಗಲಗು):—[noun] = ಗಲಗಲ [galagala].

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Galagu (ಗಲಗು):—[noun] = ಗಲಕು [galaku]2.

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Gāḷāgu (ಗಾಳಾಗು):—[verb] to become ruined or useless.

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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)

Starts with: Galagucca, Galaguccha, Galaguha, Galagunda, Galagusanni, Galaguvadisu.

Ends with: Hulugalagu.

Full-text: Kaadu galagu hullu, Kadu-galagu-hullu, Kaadu-galagu-hullu.

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