Kalatan, Kalātaṉ: 2 definitions

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Kalatan 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)

Kalatan in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Limonia glutinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chaetospermum glutinosum Swingle (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1913)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1927)
· Publications of the Bureau of Science Government Laboratories (1904)

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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

[«previous next»] — Kalatan in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kalātaṉ (கலாதன்) noun < kalāda. Goldsmith; தட்டான். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thattan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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