Biology (plants and animals)

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

Iracapalam in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cocos nana Griff. (among others).

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

· Agric. Colon. (1916)
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Palma (1768)
· Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. (2007)

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

Iracapalam (இரசபலம்) [iraca-palam] noun < idem. + phala. Coconut-palm, so called from its bearing fruit which yields a sweet fluid; தென்னை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thennai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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)

Partial matches: Palam.

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