Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Miccai in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus medica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aurantium medicum (L.) M. Gómez (among others).

2) Miccai is also identified with Daemia extensa It has the synonym Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. (etc.).

3) Miccai is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias muricata Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica (1768)
· Botanisches Wörterbuch (1797)
· Indian J. Med. Res. (1950)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1914)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1933)
· Resultati Scientifici della Missione Stefanini-Paoli nella Somalia Italiana (1916)

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

Miccai (மிச்சை) noun < idem.

1. See மிச்சம்² [micham²],

1. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

2. Ignorance; அஞ்ஞானம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [ajnanam. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Poverty; வறுமை. (திவா.) [varumai. (thiva.)]

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Miccai (மிச்சை) noun < இலாமிச்சை. [ilamichai.] Cuscus-grass. See இலாமிச்சை. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [ilamichai. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]

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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)

Ends with (+10): Carukkaraikkolumiccai, Charukkaraikkolumiccai, Citamparaelumiccai, Citamparavelumiccai, Elumiccai, Ilamiccai, Kacappuelumiccai, Kalumiccai, Kappiliyelumiccai, Kasturiyelumiccai, Kattelimiccai, Kattelumiccai, Kattu elumiccai, Kattukkolumiccai, Katturiyelumiccai, Kauriyelumiccai, Koti-y-elumiccai, Kotiyelumiccai, Nayelumiccai, Per-elumiccai.

Full-text: Iravanan-michai, Akacam, Ulama, Iccai, Uy, Catai.

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