Pitanam, Pīṭaṇam, Pīṭaṉam, Pītaṉam: 2 definitions
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Pitanam 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)Pitanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Spondias pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pourpartia pinnata Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pitanam, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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 LexiconPīṭaṇam (பீடணம்) noun < bhīṣaṇa. Fear; horror; அச்சம். [acham.]
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Pīṭaṉam (பீடனம்) noun < pīḍana.
1. Pain, affliction, distress; வருத்தம். [varutham.]
2. Infliction of pain; வருத்துகை. [varuthugai.]
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Pītaṉam (பீதனம்) noun < pītana.
1. Yellow orpiment; அரிதாரம். [aritharam.]
2. Saffron; குங்கு மம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kungu mam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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: Apitanam, Kapitanam, Paripitanam.
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