Narattam, Nārattam: 2 definitions

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Narattam 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)

1) Narattam in India is the name of a plant defined with Acorus calamus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acorus calamus auct. non L. (among others).

2) Narattam is also identified with Citrus aurantium It has the synonym Citrus aurantium var. amara L. (etc.).

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

· Economic Botany (1994)
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health.
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. (1931)
· Uses of Plants by the Indians (1991)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal (1783)

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

Nārattam (நாரத்தம்) noun (W.)

1. Sweet-flag. See வசம்பு. [vasambu.]

2. cf. நலத்தம். [nalatham.] Spikenard herb. See சடாமாஞ்சி. [sadamanchi.]

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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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