Palakam, Palākam, Paḷakam, Pālakam: 2 definitions
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Palakam 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)Palakam 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 Costus glaber (K. Schum.) Merr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1791)
· Quarterly Journal of Chinese Forestry (1988)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Queensland Agricultural Journal (1898)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Palakam, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, 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 LexiconPalakam (பலகம்) noun < phalaka. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Chair; நாற்காலி. [narkali.]
2. Layer, pile; அடுக்கு. [adukku.]
3. Shield; கேடகம். [kedagam.]
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Palākam (பலாகம்) noun < balākā. Crane; கொக்கு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kokku. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Paḷakam (பளகம்) noun perhaps from phalaka. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி பளகமன்ன . . . தேர் [vaithiya malaiyagarathi palagamanna . . . ther] (மகாபாரதம் இரண்டாம்போ. [magaparatham irandambo.] 5).
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Paḷakam (பளகம்) noun perhaps from pravāla. Coral; பவளம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [pavalam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]
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Pālakam (பாலகம்) noun probably from pālaṅka. Arabian costum. See வெண்கோஷ்டம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [venkoshdam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Pālakam (பாலகம்) noun cf. palala. Sesame. See எள். (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [el. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]
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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