Pori-pori, Poripori: 2 definitions

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Pori-pori 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)

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

Pori-pori in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus santalinoides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum esculentum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Mededeelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijks Universiteit te Utrecht (1939)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
· Boletim do Museu Paraense de Historia Natural e Ethnographia (1909)
· Agriculture and Environment (2003)
· African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines (2005)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)

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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

[«previous next»] — Pori-pori in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Poripori (பொரிபொரி) [poriporittal] [pori-pori] 11 intransitive verb To chatter; to speak rapidly and incessantly; ஒயாது விரைந்து பேசுதல். [oyathu virainthu pesuthal.] Local usage

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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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