Mutiram: 2 definitions

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Mutiram 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)

Mutiram in India is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vigna aristata Piper (among others).

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

· Nuovo Giornale dei Letterati (1824)
· Willdenowia (1986)
· Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis (1772)
· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1821)
· American Journal of Botany (1980)
· Plant Names Scientific & Popular (1900)

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

Mutiram (முதிரம்) noun < mudira. Cloud; மேகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [megam. (pingalagandu)]

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Mutiram (முதிரம்) noun A mountain belonging to the ancient chief Kumaṇaṉ; குமணனுக்குரிய ஒரு வைத்திய மலையகராதி நல்லிசைக் குமணன் . . . முதிரத்தோனே [kumananukkuriya oru vaithiya malaiyagarathi nallisaig kumanan . . . muthirathone] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 160, 13).

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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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