Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mirukam in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis javanica Kunth (among others).

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

· Nouv. Ann. Mus. Paris (1834)
· Bombay Fl. (1861)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1875)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)

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

Mirukam (மிருகம்) noun < mṛga.

1. Deer, antelope; மான். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [man. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Animal in general; விலங்கின்பொது. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vilanginpothu. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Pig, hog; பன்றி. [panri.] (W.)

4. A kind of elephant; யானைவகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [yanaivagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

5. Musk-deer; கஸ்தூரிமான். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kasthuriman. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

6. See மிருகசீருடம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [mirugasirudam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

7. Snake; பாம்பு. [pambu.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 258.)

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Mirukam (மிருகம்) noun < mṛgayā. Hunt; வேட்டை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vettai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Mirukamatam, Mirukamatavacai, Mirukamatirukai, Mirukamuttirai.

Ends with: Cakamirukam, Ikamirukam, Kanalmirukam, Kantamirukam, Kiruttinamirukam, Makamirukam, Pannamirukam, Purutamirukam, Tivakamirukam, Vanamirukam, Vatamirukam, Yamirukam.

Full-text: Kantamirukam, Makamirukam, Kiruttinamirukam, Tivakamirukam, Caricatan, Mirukanti, Vanamirukam, Kattumiranti, Vatamirukam, Pannamirukam, Maruvi, Cakamirukam, Nalu-karcivan, Olivai, Makanma, Mirukamatam, Yali, Naraiyan, Veruttu.

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