Cocculus

/ˈkɒkjuːləs/ noun

Definition

A genus of tropical woody vines in the moonflower family, some species of which produce round, berry-like fruits used historically in medicine.

Etymology

From Latin cocculus, diminutive of coccus (berry), referring to the characteristic small rounded berries these plants produce.

Kelly Says

Cocculus indicus berries were historically used in fish poison and 'doctoring' beverages—they contain alkaloids that are toxic, a dark chapter in the history of plant knowledge.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮክኩል
kokkul
ARالعربية
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
BNবাংলা
কোক্কুল
kokkul
CACatalà
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
CSČeština
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
DADansk
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
DEDeutsch
Cocculus
koh-koo-luss
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκύλος
kok-kylos
ESEspañol
cocul
koh-koohl
FAفارسی
کوکول
koo-kool
FISuomi
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
FRFrançais
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
GUGU
કોકકુલ
koh-kuk-ul
HAHA
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
HEעברית
קוקולוס
kok-ko-los
HIहिन्दी
कोक्यूलस
koh-kyoo-las
HUMagyar
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
IGIG
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
ITItaliano
cocculo
koh-koo-loh
JA日本語
コキュルス
kokyurusu
KKKK
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
KMKM
កូកូល
ko-koo-l
KO한국어
코큐룰
kokyureul
MRMR
कोकुल
koh-kul
MSBahasa Melayu
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ကော့
ka-ka
NLNederlands
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
NONorsk
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
PAPA
ਕੋਕੂਲ
ko-kool
PLPolski
kokkul
koh-kool
PTPortuguês
cocul
koh-koohl
RORomână
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
RUРусский
коккулюс
kokkulus
SVSvenska
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
SWKiswahili
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
TAதமிழ்
கோக்கூல்
gokkul
TEతెలుగు
కోకుల్
kokul
THไทย
โคคคูลัส
koh-kok-kool-as
TLTL
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
TRTürkçe
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
UKУкраїнська
коккулюс
kokkulus
URاردو
کوکولس
koo-ko-las
VITiếng Việt
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
YOYO
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus
ZH中文
小球果
xiǎo qiú guǒ
ZUZU
cocculus
koh-kyoo-lus

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