Cilu: 3 definitions

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Cilu 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cilu in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos potatorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg (among others).

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

· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· E-Journal of Chemistry (2007)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1899)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1984)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cilu (ಚಿಲು):—[verb] to reach the vaporising stage; to boil well; to be cooked well.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cilu (சிலு) [ciluttal] 11 verb cf. சிலிர்-. [silir-.] intransitive

1. To be properly boiled, as rice; பதமாதல். செவ் வித் தினையரிசியால் ஆக்கின சிலுத்த சோற்றை [pathamathal. sev vith thinaiyarisiyal akkina silutha sorrai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 168, உரை [urai]).

2. To be spoiled, as cooked rice; சோறு பதனழிதல். [soru pathanazhithal.] Tanjore usage

3. To overboil, as rice; சோறளிதல். [soralithal.] (J.)

4. To ripen, as fruits; கனிதல். [kanithal.] (J.)

5. To get angry; கோபித் தல். [kopith thal.] Local usage

6. To open, split; விள்ளுதல். [villuthal.] Local usage

7. To bear fruit in abundance, as a tree; குலுங்கக் காய்த்தல். [kulungag kaythal.] (W.) — transitive To pour in small quantities, as grain; to pour in drops, as fluid; கொஞ்சமாய்ச் சொரிதல். [konchamays sorithal.] (W.)

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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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