Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Tantiri in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia bracteata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Tantiri is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5347)
· Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (1857)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1823)
· Taxon (1979)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1791)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tantiri, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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

Tantiri (தந்திரி) noun < tantrin.

1. Schemer, crafty person; தந்திரக்காரன். [thanthirakkaran.]

2. Commander of an army; படைத்தலைவன். [padaithalaivan.]

3. Minister; மந்திரி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [manthiri. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. Arch-priest of a temple; கோயி லின் அர்ச்சகத்தலைவர். [koyi lin archagathalaivar.] Nāñ.

5. Lute; யாழ். நிரைந்த தந்திரி திருத்தி [yazh. niraintha thanthiri thiruthi] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 57, 24).

6. Holes of a flute; குழலின்துளை. தந்திரிகண் மெலி வித்துஞ் சமங்கொண்டும் வலிவித்தும் [kuzhalinthulai. thanthirigan meli vithugn samangondum valivithum] (பெரியபுராணம் ஆனாய. [periyapuranam anaya.] 27).

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Tantiri (தந்திரி) noun < tantrī. String of musical instruments; யாழ்நரம்பு. வீணைத் தந்திரி யும் [yazhnarambu. vinaith thanthiri yum] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் [piramotharagandam] 2, 62).

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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: Tantirika-cannipatam, Tantirikaram, Tantiritamaram.

Full-text: Muticcan, Tantiran, Karatakan, Tantirikaram, Marmi, Muticcukkaran.

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