Pulau, Pulāu: 2 definitions
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Pulau 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)1) Pulau in India is the name of a plant defined with Kydia calycina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Kydia fraterna Roxb. (among others).
2) Pulau in Philippines is also identified with Nymphaea nouchali It has the synonym Nymphaea bernieriana Planch. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Kew Bulletin (1989)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1819)
· Revue Horticole (1853)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1994)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pulau, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 LexiconPulau (புலௌ) noun < Urdu pulāo. (W.)
1. A kind of dish prepared of cooked meat and boiled rice; ஊனோடு கலந்து பக்குவப்படுத்திய உணவு. [unodu kalanthu pakkuvappaduthiya unavu.]
2. A kind of rice-gruel; அரிசிக்கூழ்வகை. [arisikkuzhvagai.]
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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