Pulivanci, Puḷivañci: 2 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Pulivanci in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pulivanci [புளிவஞ்சி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi in Saldanha & Nicolson from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Bryonia amplexicaulis, Bryonia solena, Cucurbita sagittata. For the possible medicinal usage of pulivanci, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Tamil dictionary

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

Puḷivañci (புளிவஞ்சி) [puḷi-vañci] noun < idem. +. A creeper with sour fruits; புளிப்புள்ள பழங்கள் காய்க்குங் கொடிவகை. [pulippulla pazhangal kaykkung kodivagai.] (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai] 556.)

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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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