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Meaning of "kousso" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOUSSO

kousso  [ˈkʊsəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOUSSO

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kousso is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KOUSSO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kousso

Hagenia

Hagenia abyssinica is a species of flowering plant native to the high-elevation Afromontane regions of central and eastern Africa. It also has a disjunct distribution in the high mountains of East Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, to Malawi and Zambia in the south. It is known in English as African redwood, East African Rosewood, brayera, cusso, hagenia, or kousso, in Amharic as kosso, and in Swahili as mdobore or mlozilozi. It is the sole species of genus Hagenia, and its closest relative is the Afromontane genus Leucosidea. Synonyms include Banksia abyssinica, Brayera anthelmintica, Hagenia abyssinica var. viridifolia and Hagenia anthelmintica. It is a tree up to 20 m in height, with a short trunk, thick branches, and thick, peeling bark. The leaves are up to 40 cm long, compound with 7-13 leaflets, each leaflet about 10 cm long with a finely serrated margin, green above, silvery-haired below.

Definition of kousso in the English dictionary

The definition of kousso in the dictionary is an Abyssinian tree whose flowers have useful anti-parasitic properties.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOUSSO


affettuoso
æˌfɛtʃuːˈəʊsəʊ
amoroso
ˌæməˈrəʊsəʊ
Barroso
bəˈrəʊsəʊ
doloroso
ˌdɒləˈrəʊsəʊ
espumoso
ˌɛspuːˈməʊsəʊ
furioso
ˌfjʊərɪˈəʊsəʊ
giocoso
dʒɒˈkəʊsəʊ
gracioso
ˌɡræsɪˈəʊsəʊ
grandioso
ˌɡrændɪˈəʊsəʊ
grazioso
ˌɡrɑːtsɪˈəʊsəʊ
maestoso
maɪˈstəʊsəʊ
mafioso
ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ
nitroso
naɪˈtrəʊsəʊ
oloroso
ˌɒləˈrəʊsəʊ
religioso
rəˌlɪdʒɪˈəʊsəʊ
spiritoso
ˌspɪrɪˈtəʊsəʊ
strepitoso
ˈstrɛpɪˈtəʊsəʊ
tifoso
tɪˈfəʊsəʊ
vigoroso
ˌvɪɡəˈrəʊsəʊ
zeloso
zeˈləʊsəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOUSSO

kotwal
koulibiaca
koumis
koumiss
koumyss
kouprey
koura
kouroi
kouros
Kourou
Kovno
Kovrov
Kowaiti
Koweit
Koweiti
kowhai
kowhaiwhai
Kowloon
Kowloon Peninsula
kowtow

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOUSSO

basso
Bobo-Dioulasso
Brisso
concerto grosso
contrabasso
contrabbasso
cusso
espresso
expresso
gesso
lasso
lollo rosso
Mato Grosso
Matto Grosso
meno mosso
mosso
Picasso
sargasso
Tasso

Synonyms and antonyms of kousso in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kousso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOUSSO

Find out the translation of kousso to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kousso from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kousso» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kousso
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kousso
570 millions of speakers

English

kousso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kousso
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kousso
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kousso
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kousso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kousso
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kousso
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kousso
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kousso
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kousso
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kousso
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kousso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kousso
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kousso
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉसो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kousso
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kousso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kousso
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kousso
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kousso
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kousso
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kousso
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kousso
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kousso
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kousso

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOUSSO»

The term «kousso» is used very little and occupies the 168.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOUSSO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kousso» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kousso» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOUSSO»

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1
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
[Communicated for the Boston Merli. and Surgical .lcurmtl.] THE following article on this celebrated anthelmintic is condensed principally from one in the American Journal of Pharmacy, fir Oct., l850. Kousso is found in Abyssinia, where it has ...
‎1853
2
The North American Homœopathic Journal
When submitted to microscopic examination, the hairs are perceived to be simple lymphatic hairs, tapering at the distal extremity. In Abyssinia, two sorts of kousso are distinguished—via: first, the red kousso produced by the female flowers; ...
‎1851
3
North American Journal of Homoeopathy
In Abyssinia, two sorts of kousso are distinguished — viz. : first, the red kousso produced by the female flowers ; secondly, the male flowers known as kousso esels. In commerce the two sorts are always mixed together. Adulteration.
‎1851
4
The North American Journal of Homeopathy
In Abyssinia, two sorts of kousso are distinguished — viz. : first, the red kousso produced by the female flowers ; secondly, the male flowers known as kotisso esels. In commerce the two sorts are always mixed together. Adulteration.
‎1851
5
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Thus, in the second case, neither the male fern nor the kousso brought off any of the worm, while turpentine invariably did so. In the first, on the contrary, turpentine and castor-oil were repeatedly given before the male fern, without having the ...
‎1854
6
The half-yearly abstract of the medical sciences: being a ...
Mr. Johnston states, that the kousso is gathered for medicinal purposes before the seeds are quite ripe, whilst still a number of florets remain unchanged. The bunches are suspended in the sun to dry, and if not required for immediate use are ...
William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Dommett Stone, 1850
7
The London Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
Oil of Male Fern in Tcenia Solium. (Under the care of Dr. Budd). Most of our readers are aware that the price of the kousso is now considerably lower than it was a few years ago, and that it may thus be employed in hospital practice on a larger ...
‎1854
8
A New and comprehensive system of materia medica and ...
The blossoms of this tree are employed by the Abyssinians under the name of Kousso, Kwso, Cousso, Coso, Rabbi and Cabots; these different appellations are given to taenia which this substance is said to destroy. Kousso, as it comes to us  ...
Charles Julius Hempel, 1865
9
The Half-yearly Abstract of the Medical Sciences: Being a ...
This is observed in t e flowers (e. g. rose-petals) as well as in other parts of the plants. In this quality kousso agrees with its congeners. But it can scarcely be on this that its vermifuge property solely depends; otherwise rose-petals, or any other ...
William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Domett Stone, 1850
10
London lancet
THE KOUSSO.— TRIPLE BIRTH. MEDICAL AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA. NEW INVENTIONS.— THE PONDEPEDE, &c. THE. 94 61I1. How does the air that we breathe get into the capillaries in the lungs, and for what purpose is air required in ...
‎1851

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOUSSO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kousso is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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... Fernando Rodrigues (Portugal), Graulhet ; Naima Khaddi (Maroc), Graulhet ; Kousso Akaffou (Côte d'Ivoire), Saint Affrique les Montagnes. «ladepeche.fr, Nov 14»
2
Togo keeps Uganda guessing on arrival date | AFCON 2015 …
... Mawouna Amevor (Go Ahead Eagles), Kousso Kodjovi Nono (Bayern-Munich) Nouwoklo Martin Kossivi (Maranatha) and Djene Dakonam ... «Kawowo Sports, Oct 14»
3
Emmanuel Adebayor named in Togo squad to face Uganda …
... Mawouna Amevor (Go Ahead Eagles), Kousso Kodjovi Nono (Bayern-Munich) Nouwoklo Martin Kossivi (Maranatha) and Djene Dakonam ... «Kawowo Sports, Oct 14»

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