Eran, Ērāṉ, Ēṟaṉ, Ēṟāṉ: 2 definitions

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Eran 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)

1) Eran in India is the name of a plant defined with Bistorta affinis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polygonum affine D. Don (among others).

2) Eran in Nigeria is also identified with Digitaria longiflora It has the synonym Paspalum filiculme Nees ex Thwaites (etc.).

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

· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis (1825)
· Numer. List
· Leaflets of botanical observation and criticism (1904)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1833)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1921)
· Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par Ordre du Roi, … éxécuté sur les Corvettes de S. M. l’Uranie et la Physicienne … Botanique (1826)

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ērāṉ (ஏரான்) noun < ஏர்-. [er-.] See ஏறான். [eran.] Tinnevelly usage

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Ēṟaṉ (ஏறன்) noun < ஏறு². [eru².] See ஏறு² [eru²], 5. எருதே றன்வந்தது [eruthe ranvanthathu] (நன். [nan.] 392, மயிலை. [mayilai.])

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Ēṟāṉ (ஏறான்) noun < ஏறு-. [eru-.] First boy to be present at school; பள்ளிக்கூடத்துக்கு முதன்முதல் வருபவன். [pallikkudathukku muthanmuthal varupavan.] Tinnevelly 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.

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