Chittim: 1 definition
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Chittim means something in biology. 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)Chittim in India is the name of a plant defined with Dalbergia sissoo in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dalbergia sissoo Roxb., nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica (1756)
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
· Applied Entomology and Zoology (2008)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chittimitta, Chittimulaga, Cittimantaram.
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