Cotacam, Cotacám, Cōṭacam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Cotacam 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)Cotacam in South America is the name of a plant defined with Verbena litoralis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Verbena hansenii Greene (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Prov. Buenos Aires. (1965)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1970)
· Fl. Il. Entre Ríos. (1979)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1960)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
· Botanical Miscellany (1830)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cotacam, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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 LexiconCōṭacam (சோடசம்) noun < ṣōḍaśa.
1. Sixteen; பதினாறு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pathinaru. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
2. Ceremony of feeding 16 persons, generally on the 12th day of the funeral rite; இறந்தவர்பொருட்டுப் பன்னி ரண்டாநாள் பதினறுவர்க்கு உணவளிக்கும் ஒரு சடங்கு. [iranthavarporuttup panni randanal pathinaruvarkku unavalikkum oru sadangu.]
3. See சோடசோபசாரம். சோடசத்தாற் பணிமாறி [sodasopasaram. sodasathar panimari] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல சிவரகசியம் [thirukkurralath thala sivaragasiyam] 3, 121).
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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Full-text: Shotasham.
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