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PRONUNCIATION OF HOODIA

hoodia  [ˈhʊdɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOODIA

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Hoodia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOODIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hoodia

Hoodia

Hoodia /ˈhʊdiːə/ is a genus of 13 species in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. They are stem succulents, described as "cactiform" because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family. They can reach up to 1m high and have large flowers, often with tan colour and strong smell. Hoodia gordonii is traditionally used by the San people of the Namib desert as an appetite suppressant as part of their indigenous knowledge about survival in the harsh desert conditions. In a well known case of biopiracy, bioprospectors from South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research realized that the plant was marketable and patented its use as an appetite suppressant without recognizing the Sans' traditional claims to the knowledge of the plant and its uses. The patent was later sold to Unilever who marketed hoodia products as diet supplements.

Definition of hoodia in the English dictionary

The definition of hoodia in the dictionary is any of several succulent asclepiadaceous plants of the genus Hoodia, of southern Africa, the sap of which suppresses appetite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOODIA


alodia
əˈləʊdɪə
anthodia
ænˈθəʊdɪə
arthrodia
ɑːˈθrəʊdɪə
Cambodia
kæmˈbəʊdɪə
codeia
ˈkəʊdɪə
custodier
kʌsˈtəʊdɪə
elodea
ɛˈləʊdɪə
filopodia
ˌfɪləˈpəʊdɪə
monopodia
ˌmɒnəˈpəʊdɪə
odea
ˈəʊdɪə
parapodia
ˌpærəˈpəʊdɪə
plasmodia
plæzˈməʊdɪə
podia
ˈpəʊdɪə
pseudopodia
ˌsjuːdəʊˈpəʊdɪə
stylopodia
ˌstaɪləˈpəʊdɪə
sympodia
sɪmˈpəʊdɪə
woodier
ˈwʊdɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOODIA

hood
hood mould
hood rat
hooded
hooded crow
hooded seal
hoodie
hoodie crow
hoodless
hoodlike
hoodlum
hoodlumish
hoodlumism
hoodman
hoodman-blind
hoodmold
hoodoo
hoodooism
hoodwink
hoodwinker

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOODIA

Acadia
allodia
Arcadia
encyclopedia
India
intermedia
La Guardia
Lombardia
Lydia
mass media
media
mixed media
mixed-media
multimedia
new media
new-media
news media
print media
social media
staminodia

Synonyms and antonyms of hoodia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hoodia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOODIA

Find out the translation of hoodia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

仙人掌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hoodia
570 millions of speakers

English

hoodia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hoodia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هوديا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

худия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hoodia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hooded সীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hoodia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meterai berkerudung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hoodia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホーディア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후디아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hooded seal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hoodia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள் முத்திரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुद्रित सील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balonlu fok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hoodia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hoodia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

худія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hoodia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hoodia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hoodia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hoodia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoodia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hoodia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOODIA»

The term «hoodia» is very widely used and occupies the 19.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOODIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hoodia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOODIA»

Discover the use of hoodia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hoodia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing: Lessons ...
Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing is the first in-depth account of the Hoodia bioprospecting case and use of San traditional knowledge, placing it in the global context of indigenous peoples rights, consent and benefit-sharing ...
Rachel Wynberg, Doris Schroeder, Roger Chennells, 2009
2
Hypochondriac's Guide to Hoodia Gordonii
This book gathers recent, credible, public information about hoodia gordonii and its active compound (H 57) and presents it in a convenient, easily searched format, specifically intended for high compatibility with Amazon.com's Digital ...
W. Frederick Zimmerman, 2005
3
Phytochemical Studies of Botanicals: Hoodia Gordonii and ...
Chapter six presents an HPLC method that was developed for quality analysis of botanical supplements, which claim to contain Caralluma fimbriata , and to differentiate between Caralluma and Hoodia.
Yatin J. Shukla, 2009
4
Bitter Roots: The Search for Healing Plants in Africa
Through the stories of each plant, she shows that herbal medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry have simultaneous and overlapping histories that cross geographic boundaries.
Abena Dove Osseo-Asare, 2014
5
Hoodia: Weight-loss Wonder
Unitl now, hoodia's appetite -- and blood sugar -- controlling properties have remained unknown to Western society. But now, hoodia is available to us, and it may revolutionise the way we maintain healthy weight and fight diabetes.
Woodland Publishing, 2007
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Herbs Demystified: A Scientist Explains how the Most Common ...
A guide designed to help readers make informed choices about herbal remedies profiles one hundred of the most commonly used herbs while drawing on chemical principles to reveal what herbs actually do inside the human body to achieve ...
Holly Phaneuf, 2005
7
Wild Product Governance: Finding Policies that Work for ...
First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Sarah A. Laird, Rebecca Jean McLain, Rachel Wynberg, 2010
8
Ethnicity, Inc.
Intellectually rigorous but leavened with wit, this is a powerful, highly original portrayal of a new world being born in a tectonic collision of culture, capitalism, and identity.
John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff, 2009
9
Healing Traditions: African Medicine, Cultural Exchange, and ...
This important book will be core reading for classes and future scholarship on health and healing in South Africa.
Karen Elizabeth Flint, 2008
10
55 Most Common Medicinal Herbs: The Complete Natural ...
This all-new edition features five additional herbs -- ashwagandha, bitter orange, hoodia, oregano and red clover -- and extensively revised text and layouts.
Heather Boon, Michael Smith, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOODIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hoodia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fasting With the Aid of Diet Patches: Are They Safe?
A new, hot trend in dieting is the use of the herb hoodia. Marketed as an appetite suppressant, hoodia is claimed to trick the brain into feeling ... «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
2
Study Finds That Most Common Supplements For Weight Loss Diets …
Research findings show that Garcinia cambogia has little to no effect on body weight, just as are many other common ingredients like Hoodia, Yohimbe, or Bitter ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
Firms and indigenous people can be partners
Indeed, the first benefit sharing agreement Chennells negotiated for the San involved the Hoodia gordonii plant they have used to stave off ... «SciDev.Net, Jul 15»
4
Pop culture misinterpretation of “fit foods” is spurring weight gain …
... pounds for just $20' ('plus the cost of food') or Trimspa's offer of a seven-day supply of chocolate Hoodia weight-loss supplements for $24.95. «MedCity News, Jun 15»
5
Nagoya Protocol: plant hunters need to step up to this new challenge
Hoodia gordonii growing wild in Namibia. Extracts from this plant are now used in a slimming aid, researched and developed using the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Hoodia Supplementation May Support Weight Loss: Consumer Trial
Weight-loss and appetite-suppression products containing hoodia (Hoodia parviflora) may have become more popular over the past decade, ... «Nutritional Outlook, May 15»
7
Desert Labs' Study Shows Efficacy and Acceptance of a Commercial …
Desert Labs' Hoodia parviflora product demonstrated significantly better results for loss in weight, waist circumference and Body Mass Index ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
8
Three women reveal the truth about herbal diet pills on the High Street
Popular ingredients include garcinia cambogia and hoodia, a plant extract used by tribesmen in South Africa to help them survive without food ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
9
Farmbetrieb um Hoodia geht weiter
Windhoek/Kalkrand (hf) • Die Hinterbliebenen nach dem Tod des Jagdfarmers Reinhard Schmidt, 76, auf der Farm Gras bei Kalkrand sind fest ... «Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia, Mar 15»
10
NCCAM Warns About Side Effects and Cautions of Certain Herbs
Hoodia's safety is unknown. Its potential risks, side effects, and interactions with medicines and other supplements have not been studied. «Youth Health Magzine, Jan 15»

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