Karicanam, Karicaṉam: 2 definitions
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Karicanam 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)Karicanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Sphagneticola calendulacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Complaya chinensis (Osbeck) Strother (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1954)
· Dagbok ofwer en Ostindisk Resa (1757)
· Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2007)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Synopsis Generum Compositarum (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karicanam, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 LexiconKaricaṉam (கரிசனம்) noun < கரி⁵ [kari⁵] + daśana. Elephant's tusk; யானைக்கோடு. கரிசன மன்ன கொங்கை [yanaikkodu. karisana manna kongai] (கந்தபு. தெய்வயா. [kanthapu. theyvaya.] 87).
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Karicaṉam (கரிசனம்) noun cf. கரிசலை. [karisalai.] Ceylon Verbesina. See பொற்றலைக்கையாந்தகரை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [porralaikkaiyanthagarai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Karicaṉam (கரிசனம்) noun probably from கரை¹-. [karai¹-.] [Malayalam: karisanam.] (J.)
1. Tenderness, affection, as of a parent for the child; அன்பு. [anpu.]
2. Affectionate solicitude; concern; interest; சிரத்தை. [sirathai.]
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: Tarkaricanam.
Full-text: Tarkaricanam, Karicanai.
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