Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kotukkay in India is the name of a plant defined with Pithecellobium dulce in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa dulcis Roxb. (among others).

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

· Bulletin de l’Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles (1843)
· Dispositio vegetabilium methodica a staminum numero desumta (1790)
· Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris (1825)
· Flora of the British Ind. (1878)
· Acta Botanica Brasilica (1991)
· London Journal of Botany (1844)

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

Koṭukkāy (கொடுக்காய்) [koṭu-kāy] noun < கொடு-மை [kodu-mai] +. See கொடுக்காய்ப்புளி. [kodukkayppuli.]

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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: Kay, Kotu.

Starts with: Kotukkay puli, Kotukkayppuli.

Full-text: Kotukkayppuli, Val-ari-kotukay, Kotukkay puli, Korukkappuli, Colai-kotukkaypuli, Korukkayppuli.

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