Kuttiyitukki, Kuṭṭiyiṭukki: 2 definitions
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Kuttiyitukki 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)Kuttiyitukki in India is the name of a plant defined with Cheilocostus speciosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Kaempferia speciosa Thunb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1999)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Quarterly Journal of Chinese Forestry (1988)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13 (1791)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1791)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuttiyitukki, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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 LexiconKuṭṭiyiṭukki (குட்டியிடுக்கி) [kuṭṭi-iṭukki] noun
1. Lesser galangal, medium shrub, Alpinia officinarum; சிற் றரத்தைவகை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sir rarathaivagai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
2. cf. குட்டி². [kutti².] Arabian costum. See கோஷ்டம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [koshdam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
3. A kind of grass or weed in rice fields; பயிருடன் வளரும் புல் வகை. [payirudan valarum pul vagai.] (W.)
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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