Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tataki [தாதகி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia racemosa from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of tataki, 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)

1) Tataki in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alvesia bauhinioides Welw. (among others).

2) Tataki is also identified with Citrullus colocynthis It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (etc.).

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

· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique (1973)
· Species Plantarum
· Linnaea (1838)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5790)
· North American Flora (1930)
· Garcia Orta, Sér. Bot. (1976)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

taṭakī (तटकी).—f taṭakēṃ n A matted or wattled frame (as for a window-shutter, gate of an enclosure &c.)

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

taṭakī (तटकी).—f taṭakēṃ n A matted frame.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Taṭaki (ತಟಕಿ):—[noun] a screen made by weaving thin strips of bamboo, used as a partition wall, screen, etc.

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Tāṭaki (ತಾಟಕಿ):—[noun] (fig.) a woman who is inclined to quarrel; a combative, quarrelsome woman.

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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

Tātaki (தாதகி) noun < dhātakī. Common mountain ebony. See ஆத்தி³ [athi³], 1. தாதகிப்பூவுங் கட்டியு மிட்டு [thathagippuvung kattiyu mittu] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 27, 264).

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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: Tatakini, Tatakitana.

Ends with: Bhutataki, Butataki, Tuvitataki.

Full-text: Tatagitti, Tatake, Tatike, Tatti.

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