Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kakotaram in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum tenuiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lumnitzera tenuiflora Spreng. (among others).

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

· Philippine Journal of Science (1921)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Cytologia (1981)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Taxon (1980)

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

Kakōtaram (ககோதரம்) noun < kākōdara. Snake, probably from from its moving in a zigzag manner upon its belly; பாம்பு. ககோதரநற்பையரா [pambu. kagotharanarpaiyara] (திருக்காளத்தி நாதருலா [thirukkalathi natharula], 148).

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Kākōtaram (காகோதரம்) noun < kākōdara. Lit., that which moves on its belly in a zigzag way, snake; பாம்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pambu. (pingalagandu)]

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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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