Pural, Puraḷ: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pural in India is the name of a plant defined with Buchanania lanzan in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Buchanania latifolia Roxb..

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1978)
· Taxon (1979)
· Journal of Environmental Biology (2001)

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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

Puraḷ (புரள்) [puraḷ(ḷu)tal] 2 intransitive verb

1. [Telugu: peralu, K. poraḷ, M. puraḷuka.] To roll over; to tumble over; to be upset; உருளுதல். [uruluthal.]

2. To slip off; கழிதல். புல்லார் புரள விடல் [kazhithal. pullar purala vidal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 755).

3. To roll, as waves; அலைமறிதல். புரணெடுந் திரைகளும் [alaimarithal. puranedun thiraigalum] (கம்பராமாயணம் விபீடண. [kambaramayanam vipidana.] 27).

4. To be full to the brim; to overflow; நிரம்பி வழிதல். ஆறு கரைபுரண்டு போகிறது. [nirambi vazhithal. aru karaipurandu pogirathu.]

5. To become besmeared, soiled or dirty; அழுக்காதல். [azhukkathal.] (W.)

6. To be soaked, drenched; நீரிற் கலத்தல். [nirir kalathal.] (W.)

7. To be deranged; to be changed, as times, seasons, customs or laws; to be overturned, as a state; மாறுபாடடைதல். [marupadadaithal.]

8. To go back upon one’s word; சொற்பிறழ்தல். [sorpirazhthal.]

9. To be refuted or confuted; ஆட்சேபிக்கப்படுதல். [adsepikkappaduthal.] (W.)

10. To revolve; சுற்றுதல். [surruthal.] (W.)

11. To abound; மிகுதல். அந்த ஊரில் பணம் புரளுகிறது. [miguthal. antha uril panam puralugirathu.]

12. To come alternately; மாறிமாறி வருதல். வெயில்களும் நிலாக்களும் புரள [marimari varuthal. veyilkalum nilakkalum purala] (கம்பராமாயணம் பிரமா. [kambaramayanam pirama.] 99).

13. To die; சாதல். கழுத்திலே புண்ணாகிப் புழுத்துப்புரண்டான் [sathal. kazhuthile punnagip puzhuthuppurandan] (குருபரம்பராப்ராபவம் [kuruparambaraprapavam] 165, ஆறா. [ara.]).

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