Kucumam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kucumam means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kucumam in India is the name of a plant defined with Clerodendrum inerme in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Volkameria buxifolia Willd. (among others).
2) Kucumam is also identified with Memecylon edule.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1982)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1896)
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Phytologia (1978)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1862)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kucumam, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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 LexiconKucumam (குசுமம்) noun < kusuma.
1. Flower; பூ. (திவா.) [pu. (thiva.)]
2. See காயா. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kaya. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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)
Ends with: Capakucumam, Cuvetakucumam, Pacakucumam, Tevakucumam.
Full-text: Tevakucumam, Japakusumam, Vellai-kucu-marokam, Capakucumam, Pacakucumam, Ashamsin, Kusuma, Bhuksha, Sithila, Jalaja, Apakri, Samavaya.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Kucumam, Kusumam, Kuchumam; (plurals include: Kucumams, Kusumams, Kuchumams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.1.10 < [Part 1 - Laughing Ecstasy (hāsya-rasa)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.25 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]