Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tacci in India is the name of a plant defined with Panicum maximum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym also an account of Sumatra, in a series of letters. London 1814. See [Benjamin Heyne], An Examination of so much of the Tracts, historical and statistical, on India, etc. by B.H. … as relates to the accounts of Sumatra, with various notices on the subjects of Cannibalism, Slavery, etc. By an inhabitant of Fort Marlborough. London 1818 (among others).

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

· Elenchus Plantarum (1816)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1966)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1853)
· Cytologia (1954)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Cytologia (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tacci, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tacci (தச்சி) noun perhaps from dadhi. Curds; தயிர். [thayir.] Child.

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Tacci (தச்சி) noun [Telugu: K. dacci.] A throw in the game of tacci-pārā when all the cowries or pieces are turned up; தச்சிபாரா ஆட்டத்தில் எல் லாக் காய்களும் நிமிர்ந்து விழும் விருத்தம். [thachipara attathil el lag kaykalum nimirnthu vizhum virutham.]

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Tācci (தாச்சி) noun < தாய். [thay.]

1. See தாய்ச்சி. [thaychi.]

2. Leader of a side, in games; captain; விளை யாட்டில் ஒவ்வொரு கட்சியிலுமுள்ள தலைவன். [vilai yattil ovvoru kadsiyilumulla thalaivan.] (W.)

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Tācci (தாச்சி) noun Guinea grass. See சோனைப்புல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sonaippul. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Taccilai, Taccipara, Taccitta.

Ends with: Ampattacci, Attacci, Battacci, Catacci, Chatacci, Cutacci, Gottacci, Kaattaavanakk-velalatacci, Kattavanakk-velalatacci, Metacci, Ottacci, Tatacci, Tontacci, Vetacci.

Full-text: Taccipara, Kabu-dachi-binro, Kabu-dachi-kujaku-yashi, Kabu-dachi-sotetsu-juro, Dachi.

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