Biology (plants and animals)

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

Canani in India is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arum esculentum L. (among others).

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

· Description des Plantes Nouvelles … Jardin de J. M. Cels (1801)
· Flora Telluriana (1836)
· Cytologia (1978)
· Pacific Science (1999)
· Hortus Britannicus (1839)
· Bulletin of the National Science Museum (1953)

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

Caṉaṉi (சனனி) [-த்தல் [-thal]] 11 intransitive verb < idem. To be born, produced; பிறத்தல். [pirathal.] (W.)

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Caṉaṉi (சனனி) noun < jananī. Mother; தாய். [thay.]

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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: Dharmashastroddhritavacanani, Pancanani, Sarvalokalocanani.

Full-text: Janani.

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