Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Pattirai in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Indigofera indica Lam., nom. illeg., non Indigofera indica Mill. (among others).

2) Pattirai is also identified with Ophiorrhiza mungos It has the synonym Ophiorrhiza ostindica Christm., nom. inval..

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

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)
· Taxon (1982)
· Sem. Hort. Berol. App. (1876)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of the Southern United States (1860)

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

Pattirai (பத்திரை) noun < bhadrā.

1. The 2nd, 7th, 12th titi of a lunar fortnight; இரண்டு ஏழு பன்னிரண்டாந் திதிகள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [irandu ezhu pannirandan thithigal. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. (Astrology) The latter half of the 4th and 11th titi of the bright fortnight and the 3rd and 10th titi of the dark fortnight, and the former half of the 8th titi of the bright fortnight, full-moon, 7th and 14th titi of the dark fortnight, one of eleven karaṇam, q.v.; கரணம் பதினொன்றனுள் சுக்கில பக்ஷத்து சதுர்த்தி, ஏகாதசி, கிருஷ்ண பக்ஷத்து திரு தியை, தசமி இவற்றின் பிற்பாதியும், சுக்கில பக்ஷத்து அஷ்டமி, பூர்ணிமை, கிருஷ்ண பக்ஷத்து ஸப்தமி, சதுர்த்தசி இவற்றின் முற்பாதியுமான காலம். [karanam pathinonranul sukkila pagshathu sathurthi, egathasi, kirushna pagshathu thiru thiyai, thasami ivarrin pirpathiyum, sukkila pagshathu ashdami, purnimai, kirushna pagshathu sapthami, sathurthasi ivarrin murpathiyumana kalam.] (விதானமாலை பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ாங். [vithanamalai panchang.] 29.)

3. Cow having auspicious marks; நற்குறியுள்ள பசு. [narkuriyulla pasu.] (W.)

4. Kālī; காளி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kali. (pingalagandu)]

5. A consort of Kṛṣṇa; கண்ணன் தேவியருள் ஒருத்தி. [kannan theviyarul oruthi.]

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Pāttirai (பாத்திரை) noun < idem. Mendicant's bowl; இரப்போர் கலம். [irappor kalam.] (W.)

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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)

Starts with: Pattiraikelvan, Pattiraippatu.

Ends with: Arkkapattirai, Curapipattirai, Kopattirai, Tunkapattirai, Umapattirai.

Full-text: Pattiraikelvan, Pattiravam, Pattiravakaranam, Kolikkaranam, Vittikkaranam, Tunkapattirai, Vitti.

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No search results for Pattirai, Pāttirai, Pathirai, Paathirai; (plurals include: Pattirais, Pāttirais, Pathirais, Paathirais) in any book or story.