Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pulavu in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Pterospermum xylocarpum ( Gaertn. ) Santapau & Wagh from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family having the following synonyms: Velaga xylocarpa. For the possible medicinal usage of pulavu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Pulavu in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterospermum xylocarpum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Velaga xylocarpa Gaertn. (among others).

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

· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1950)
· Fruct. Sem. Pl. (1791)
· Allg. Naturgesch.
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1964)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pulavu, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pulāvu (ಪುಲಾವು):—[noun] a kind of dish made of rice boiled in soup and spices.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pulavu (புலவு) [pulavutal] 5 verb < புலவு. [pulavu.] intransitive To smell raw flesh; புலானாற்றமடித்தல். புலவுவாய்ப் பாண [pulanarramadithal. pulavuvayp pana] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 22). — transitive To dislike, abhor; வெறுத்தல். புலவுதி மாதோ நீயே [veruthal. pulavuthi matho niye] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 219).

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Pulavu (புலவு) noun < புல¹-. [pula¹-.]

1. Dislike, abhorrence; வெறுப்பு. புலவுவாய்ப் பாண [veruppu. pulavuvayp pana] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 22).

2. Flesh, raw meat, fish; புலால். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pulal. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Smell of flesh or fish; புலானாற்றம். புலவுமணற் பூங்கானல் [pulanarram. pulavumanar punganal] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பட்டினப்பாலை [pathuppattu: pattinappalai] 94).

4. Blood; இரத்தம். புடையவிழ்ந்த கூந்தல் புலவுத்தோய [iratham. pudaiyavizhntha kunthal pulavuthoya] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 293).

5. Hell; நரகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [naragam. (pingalagandu)]

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Pulavu (புலவு) noun < புலம். [pulam.] [K. pola.] Arable land; வயல். [vayal.] (W.)

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Pulavu (புலவு) noun See புலௌ. [pulau.] (W.)

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Pulāvu (புலாவு) noun See புலௌ. [pulau.]

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Pulāvu (புலாவு) [pulāvutal] 5 intransitive verb < புலவு-. [pulavu-.] See புலவு-. உரவுக் களிற்றுப் புலாஅம் பாசறை [pulavu-. uravug kalirrup pulaam pasarai] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 61, 15).

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Pulāvu (புலாவு) [pulāvutal] probably from 5 intransitive verb cf. புலம்பு-. [pulambu-.] To make noise; ஒலித்தல். புலாகின்ற வேலை [olithal. pulaginra velai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 75).

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Pulāvu (புலாவு) [pulāvutal] probably from 5 intransitive verb < புலர்-. [pular-.] To dawn; விடிதல். [vidithal.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 75, வ்யா. [vya.])

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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)

Ends with: Cempulavu, Citalaippulavu, Citalappulavu, Kompulavu, Vanpulavu.

Full-text: Vanpulavu, Kikacam, Pula, Pullal, Tati.

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