Biology (plants and animals)

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

Amuttam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum ferox in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum ferox Wall..

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Numer. List (4721)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1987)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1988)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)

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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

Amuttam (அமுத்தம்) noun < amṛta. (வைத்திய மூலிகை [vaithiya muligai])

1. Emblic myrobalan; நெல்லி. [nelli.]

2. Nepal aconite; வச்சநாவி. [vachanavi.]

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Amuttam (அமுத்தம்) noun < a-mukta. Weapon wielded by hand; கையாயுதம். [kaiyayutham.] (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 205.)

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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: Cempumaramuttam, Chinamuttam, Mekamuttam.

Full-text: Amutakarantai, Tacumpar, Amuta-katirkatavul, Paravamutu, Pattacai, Mayirkkal, Comavattam, Payam, Matu.

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