Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ilakotta in India is the name of a plant defined with Eriobotrya japonica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crataegus bibas Lour. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Illustration de la Flore d’Égypte (1887)
· Taxon (1967)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1801)
· Acta Horticulturae Sinicae (1999)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ilakōṭṭā (இலகோட்டா) noun < Chi. luh w at. Loquat, medium tree, Eriobotrya japonica; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (L.)

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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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Ends with: Kilakotta.

Full-text: Nokkattamaram.

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