Pitikam, Piṭikam: 2 definitions

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Pitikam 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)

Pitikam in India is the name of a plant defined with Sansevieria roxburghiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sansevieria zeylanica (L.) Willd. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum, ed. 4 (1799)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1829)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. (1923)
· Pl. Coromandel (1805)

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piṭikam (பிடிகம்) noun perhaps from idem. Child's bracelet; பிள்ளைக் கைவளை. (திவா.) [pillaig kaivalai. (thiva.)]

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Pitikam (பிதிகம்) noun cf. pṛthak-tvacā. A species of bow-string hemp. See பெருங்குரும்பை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [perungurumbai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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