Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pontai in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus marsupium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pterocarpus marsupium fo. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don) Prain (among others).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1832)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
· Natural history (1897)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pontai, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pontai (பொந்தை) noun < idem. [K. bonte.]

1. Rent in a cloth; சீலையோட்டை. [silaiyottai.]

2. [Telugu: bondi.] Body; சரீரம். பொந்தையைப் பொருளாவெண்ணி [sariram. ponthaiyaip porulavenni] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 389, 5).

3. Stickiness of hair; மயிர்ச்சிக்கு. மயிர் பொந்தையாக விருக்கிறது. [mayirchikku. mayir ponthaiyaga virukkirathu.] Madras usage

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Pōntai (போந்தை) noun probably from போது³. [pothu³.]

1. Palmyra palm; பனை. போந்தை வேம்பே யாரென வரூஉம் மாபெருந் தானையர் மலைந்த பூவும் [panai. ponthai vembe yarena varuum maperun thanaiyar malaintha puvum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 60).

2. Young palmyra; இளம்பனை. (திவா.) [ilambanai. (thiva.)]

3. The 17th nakṣatra; அனுடநாள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [anudanal. (pingalagandu)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Pontaikkol, Pontaippulimaram, Pontaiyakkol.

Ends with: Panampontai.

Full-text: Pontaikkol, Panampontai, Pomtu, Vatkar, Karukku.

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