Akacattamarai, Ākācattāmarai: 2 definitions
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Akacattamarai 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)Akacattamarai in India is the name of a plant defined with Justicia adhatoda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth, nom. inval., tautonym (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1978)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (Wallich) (1829)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1996)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft (1976)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Akacattamarai, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 LexiconĀkācattāmarai (ஆகாசத்தாமரை) [ākāca-tāmarai] noun < idem. +.
1. A weed, Pistia stratiotes; பூடுவகை. [puduvagai.]
2. Seed moss. See கொட்டைப்பாசி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kottaippasi. (vaithiya muligai)]
3. (Figurative) That which is absolutely non-existent, as an aerial lotus; இல்பொருள். [ilporul.]
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Ākācattāmarai (ஆகாசத்தாமரை) [ākāca-tāmarai] noun < idem. +. Kuḷir-tāmarai, seedless nelumbo; குளிர்தாமரை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kulirthamarai. (vaithiya muligai)]
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)
Partial matches: Akaca, Tamarai.
Full-text: Amparampuyam.
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