Karampu, Karaṃpu, Karāmpu: 3 definitions

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Karampu 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)

Karampu in India is the name of a plant defined with Syzygium aromaticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caryophyllus hortensis Noronha (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore (1992)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series (1929)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1893)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karaṃpu (ಕರಂಪು):—[noun] = ಕರಂಬು [karambu]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

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

Karampu (கரம்பு) noun perhaps from கரண். [karan.] Waste land uncultivated though cultivable, of two kinds, viz., அனாதிக்கரம்பு [anathikkarambu] and செய்காற்கரம்பு; சாகுபடி செய் யாத நிலம். [seykarkarambu; sagupadi sey yatha nilam.] Colloq.

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Karāmpu (கராம்பு) noun < Urdu quaranful < Greek karnophullon. Clove; the clove-tree. See இலவங்கம் [ilavangam], 1, 2.

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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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