Cicu: 2 definitions
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Cicu means something in biology, Tamil. 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cicu 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 Amerimnon sissoo Kuntze (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)
· Applied Entomology and Zoology (2008)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1981)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica (1756)
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cicu, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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 LexiconCicu (சிசு) noun < śiśu. Babe, young of animals; குழவி. சிசுக்களி னறிவிலாச் சிந்தை [kuzhavi. sisukkali narivilas sinthai] (மகாபாரதம் குருகுல. [magaparatham kurugula.] 65).
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Cicu (சிசு) noun < Urdu sisu < śiṃśupā. See சிஞ்சுபம். [sinchupam.] (L.)
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)
Starts with: Cicukatti, Cicumaram, Cicunayakam, Cicundari, Cicupalan, Cicuram, Cicuravari, Cicuravaricceti, Cicuravikam, Cicurushai, Cicuta, Cicuta aglina, Cicuta bulbifera, Cicuta douglasii, Cicuta maculata, Cicuta minore, Cicuta virosa.
Ends with: Kalgarcisu.
Full-text (+17): Shishu, Kushimshapa, Shimshapa, Agurushimshapa, Picchitika, Dhumrika, Shamsapa, Yugmapatrika, Gurushimshapa, Bhasmagarbha, Apuccha, Kalanusarya, Aguru, Piccha, Sisu-itti, Picchila, Shimsava, Gurusara, Cicunayakam, Pingala.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Cicu, Sisu, Chichu; (plurals include: Cicus, Sisus, Chichus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 7.5.3 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Karpar-irama-piranai)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.53.19 < [Sukta 53]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - Episode of Hastaka of Āḷavi < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
Tagore and the Child Theme < [July – September 1973]
Tagore as Poet of Childhood < [April 1958]
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part XII < [Chapter III - Survey Of The History Of Babylonia And Assyria]