Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cuvi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus maxima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pharmacosycea pseudoradula Miq. (among others).

2) Cuvi is also identified with Ficus talbotii.

3) Cuvi is also identified with Ficus tinctoria It has the synonym Ficus parasitica Willd. (etc.).

4) Cuvi is also identified with Ocimum tenuiflorum It has the synonym Plectranthus monachorum Spreng. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1763)
· Caldasia (1944)
· Taxon (1980)
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Cytologia (1981)
· Fragm. (Mueller) (1863)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cuvi (சுவி) noun perhaps from śubha.

1. White figuratively See கல்லால். [kallal.]

2. Stone figuratively See இத்தி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி). [ithi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi).]

3. Sacred basil; துளசி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி). [thulasi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi).]

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Cūvi (சூவி) noun < Telugu K. suvvi. Song used when pounding grain, in which every line ends with the sound cūvi; நெற்குத்தும்போது 'சூவி' என்று முடித்துப்பாடும் உலகநீதி்கைப்பாட்டு. [nerkuthumbothu 'suvi' enru mudithuppadum ulakkaippattu.] Local usage

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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)

Starts with: Cuvicalam, Cuviceshakan, Cuvicesham, Cuviceshan, Cuvikaram, Cuvikaranam, Cuvikari, Cuvikirutam, Cuviriyam, Cuviriyamaram, Cuvitu, Cuviyai.

Ends with: Nacuvi, Yacacuvi.

Full-text: Suvi, Cumbat, Cumbana, Suvijatina, Vistara.

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