Kuttankutampai, Kūttaṉkutampai: 2 definitions

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Kuttankutampai 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)

[«previous next»] — Kuttankutampai in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Kuttankutampai in India is the name of a plant defined with Commicarpus chinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia repanda Willd. (among others).

2) Kuttankutampai is also identified with Lantana indica It has the synonym Lantana rugosa auct. non. Thunb. (etc.).

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

· Numer. List (1823)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage (1934)
· Botanical Exchange Club of the British Isles. Report (1914)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1916)
· Contrib. Gray Herb. (1924)

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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»] — Kuttankutampai in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kūttaṉkutampai (கூத்தன்குதம்பை) [kūttaṉ-kutampai] noun Pointed-leaved hogweed. See மூக்கொற்றி. [mukkorri.] (பாலவாகடத்திரட்டு [palavagadathirattu] 508.)

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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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