Pumpatiri, Pūmpātiri: 2 definitions

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Pumpatiri 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)

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

Pumpatiri in India is the name of a plant defined with Stereospermum colais in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dipterosperma personatum Hassk. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1977)
· Bibliothèque Universelle de Genève (1838)
· Taxon (1978)
· Numer. List (6501)
· FBI (1884)
· Flora (1842)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pumpatiri in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pūmpātiri (பூம்பாதிரி) [pū-pātiri] noun < idem. +. (L.)

1. Trumpet-flower. See பாதிரி. [pathiri.]

2. Rose-flowered fragrant trumpet-tree, medium tree, Stereospermum snaneolens; பாதிரிவகை. [pathirivagai.]

3. Elliptic-leaved trumpet tree, medium tree, Dolichandrone crispa; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

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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.

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