Ponni, Poṉṉi: 2 definitions

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Ponni 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ponni in India is the name of a plant defined with Sphagneticola calendulacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solidago chinensis Osbeck (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1917)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Systematic Botany Monographs (1991)
· Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2007)

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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

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Poṉṉi (பொன்னி) noun < idem.

1. The Kāvēri; காவிரி. (திவா.) பொன்னி வளம் பெருகும் [kaviri. (thiva.) ponni valam perugum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 7, 8, 3).

2. Ancestor of the 8th generation; எட்டாம்பாட்டன். [ettambattan.] (J.)

3. See பொன்னாசி¹. [ponnasi¹.]

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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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