Biology (plants and animals)

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

Detta in India is the name of a plant defined with Dichanthium caricosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lepeocercis serrata (Retz.) Trin. (among others).

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

· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Synopsis Plantarum (1805)
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda
· Hortus Bengalensis, or a catalogue … (1814)
· Fundamenta Agrostographiae (1820)
· Kew Bulletin (1939)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dettak-araung, Tetta, Tettai, Tettakkaran, Tettakkuru, Tettal, Tettalan, Tettam, Tettanmai, Tettaracar, Tettaru, Tettatteliya, Tettatteri, Tettatterippan, Tettavar.

Ends with: Tetta.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Detta; (plurals include: Dettas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)

Temples in Sirkali < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]

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Archives of Social Sciences of Religions

The Issue of Female Pastorship in Sweden < [Volume 7 (1959)]

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