Biology (plants and animals)

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

Akkatevi in India is the name of a plant defined with Panicum maximum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757–1834), Novae plantarum species praesertim Indiae orientalis. Ex collectione doct. Benj. Heynii. 292. Halberstadii 1821 and M. Archer, Natural History Drawings in the India Office Library. 27–28, 79–80. London 1962, Isaac Henry Burkill, Chapters on the History of Botany in India. Delhi 1965, Stafleu and Cowan, Taxonomic Literature. 2: 188. 1979, R. Desmond, The European Discovery of the Indian Flora. Oxford 1992, Ray Desmond, Dictionary of British & Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. London 1994, Gordon Douglas Rowley, A History of Succulent Plants. Strawberry Press, Mill Valley, California 1997. (among others).

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

· Collectanea (1786)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1815)
· Cytologia (1990)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1897)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1930)
· Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler … vol. vi--Botany (1878)

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

Akkatēvi (அக்கதேவி) noun Species of grass. See சோனைப்புல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sonaippul. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Akkātēvi (அக்காதேவி) [akkā-tēvi] noun < idem. +. Goddess of evil, as elder sister of Lakṣmī; மூதேவி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி). [muthevi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi).]

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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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Partial matches: Akka, Tevi.

Ends with: Pommakkatevi.

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