Putaram, Pūtaram, Pūtāram: 2 definitions

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Putaram 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) Putaram in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissus setosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cyphostemma setosum (Roxb.) Alston.

2) Putaram is also identified with Daemia extensa It has the synonym Pergularia extensa (Jacq.) N.E. Br. (etc.).

3) Putaram is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias convolvulacea Willd. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica
· Botanisches Wörterbuch (1797)
· Flora Capensis (1908)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1810)

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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»] — Putaram in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pūtaram (பூதரம்) noun < bhū-dhara.

1. Hill, mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி பூதரமனைய மேனி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi putharamanaiya meni] (கம்பராமாயணம் தேரேறு. [kambaramayanam thereru.] 1).

2. The Himālayas; இமயம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [imayam. (pingalagandu)]

3. Mt. Mēru; மேரு. (திவா.) [meru. (thiva.)]

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Pūtāram (பூதாரம்) [pū-tāram] noun < bhū-dāra. Hog, as tearing up the earth; [பூமியைப் பிளப்பது] பன்றி. (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [[pumiyaip pilappathu] panri. (uricholnigandu)]

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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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