Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kuruvi in India is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus wittei Baker f. (among others).

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

· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1826)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1951)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)

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

Kuruvi (குருவி) noun perhaps from குறு-மை. [kuru-mai.]

1. [Malayalam: kuruvi.] Small bird; பறவைவகை. குருவிசேர் வரை [paravaivagai. kuruviser varai] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2237).

2. cf. குருகு. [kurugu.] The 19th nakṣatra; மூலநாள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [mulanal. (agarathi nigandu)]

3. Crab's eye. See குன்றி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kunri. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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)

Starts with (+33): Kuru-vilikol, Kuru-vilivili, Kuruvi-p-pul, Kuruvi-talaipakai, Kuruvi-talaipakal, Kuruvi-talaipakku, Kuruvicanam, Kuruvicaram, Kuruviccai, Kuruvicci, Kuruvichchi, Kuruvidi, Kuruvidinadu, Kuruvika, Kuruvikacceti, Kuruvikakkoti, Kuruvikam, Kuruvikkai sedi, Kuruvikkal, Kuruvikkan.

Ends with (+36): Akkakkuruvi, Anankuruvi, Ataikkalakkuruvi, Ataikkalankuruvi, Cakkilikkuruvi, Cakkuruvi, Cittukkuruvi, Curaikkuruvi, Cutalaikkuruvi, Cuttattikkuruvi, Cuttukkuruvi, Eluttanikkuruvi, Eruttu-varkuruvi, Icai-kurarkuruvi, Iru-vaykuruvi, Kalaka-vaykuruvi, Kalkuruvi, Kallikkuruvi, Karikkuruvi, Karunkuruvi.

Full-text (+67): Ataikkalankuruvi, Kuruvippakku, Tavippillakkuruvi, Eluttanikkuruvi, Takaivilankuruvi, Kuruvikkan, Kunkuma-kuruvikar, Kuruvivalan, Tukkanankuruvi, Kurii, Ataikkalakkuruvi, Kuruvi-p-pul, Urkkuruvi, Akkakkuruvi, Tailankuruvi, Kuruvippakal, Tivukkuruvi, Tikkuruvi, Marikkuruvi, Pullukkuruvi.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Kuruvi; (plurals include: Kuruvis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 1 - Nature Mysticism < [Volume 4.2.1 - Philosophy of Nature]

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