Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kattukkarai in India is the name of a plant defined with Elaeocarpus angustifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ganitrus sphaericus Gaertn.) (Ganitrus Gaertner, from the Malayan/Indonesian name. (among others).

2) Kattukkarai is also identified with Elaeocarpus serratus It has the synonym Elaeocarpus serratus Retz. (etc.).

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

· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (1860)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Taxon (1977)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1927)
· Sylva Telluriana. (1838)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭṭukkarai (கட்டுக்கரை) [kaṭṭu-karai] noun < கட்டு [kattu] +. Pier; சரக்கிறக்குந் துறை. [sarakkirakkun thurai.] Pond.

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karai, Kattu.

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