Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Attiram in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora mukul in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. (among others).

2) Attiram is also identified with Ziziphus jujuba It has the synonym Ziziphus vulgaris Lam. (etc.).

3) Attiram in Tamil is also identified with Ziziphus mauritiana It has the synonym Rhamnus jujuba Linnaeus (etc.).

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

· FBI (1875)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
· Journal of the American Medical Association (2003)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2192)
· J. Hebei Agric. Univ. (1987)

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

Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun cf. atya. 1. Horse; குதிரை. [kuthirai.] (வரதராச ஐயங்கார் பரீட்சித். சன. [varatharasa aiyangar paridsith. sana.] 10.) 2 Ass; கழுதை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kazhuthai. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun < astra. Missile; கைவிடுபடை. அத்திரமே கொண்டெறிய [kaividupadai. athirame konderiya] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 3, 10, 6)

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun < a-sthira. That which is unstable; நிலையற்றது. அகிலவான் பொ ருள்க ளியாவு மத்திர மென்றும் [nilaiyarrathu. agilavan po rulka liyavu mathira menrum] (பாரதம் கிருட்டிணா. [paratham kiruttina.] 49)

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun < adri. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (agarathi nigandu)]

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun cf. badara. Jujube-tree. See இலந்தை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [ilanthai. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Āttiram (ஆத்திரம்) noun < ātura. [Malayalam: āttaram.]

1. Impatience, eager haste; பரபரப்பு. ஆத்திரம் வந்தவர்போ லலையாமல் [paraparappu. athiram vanthavarpo lalaiyamal] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் பாயப். [thayumanasuvamigal padal payap.] 59).

2. Hastiness of temper; கோபம். [kopam.] Colloq.

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun < astra. Bow; வில். (நாநார்த்த.) [vil. (nagarthathipigai)]

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Attiram (அத்திரம்) noun

1. Indian bdellium; குங்கிலியம். (சித். அக.) [kungiliyam. (sith. aga.)]

2. Japanese wax-tree; கடுக்காய்ப்பூ. (வை. மு.) [kadukkayppu. (vaithiya muligai)]

3. Ginger; இஞ்சி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [inchi. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]

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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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Ends with (+215): A-carpattiram, Acipattiram, Aciyapattiram, Acupattiram, Acuva-tattiram, Acuvacattiram, Akastiyanatcattiram, Akkinaippattiram, Akkininatcattiram, Akorattiram, Alapattiram, Analanatcattiram, Annacattiram, Antinatcattiram, Anumatippattiram, Aparakattiram, Apararattiram, Apattiram, Apimanakalattiram, Apiyokapattiram.

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