Tantulam, Taṇṭulam: 2 definitions

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Tantulam 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)

Tantulam in India is the name of a plant defined with Embelia ribes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Samara ribes (Burm. f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kurz (among others).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Natural history (1877)
· FBI (1882)

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taṇṭulam (தண்டுலம்) noun < taṇḍula. Rice; அரிசி. தண்டுலம் விரித்துநற்றிணை றருப்பை சாத்தியே [arisi. thandulam virithunar raruppai sathiye] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடிமண. [kambaramayanam kadimana.] 85).

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Taṇṭulam (தண்டுலம்) noun See தண்டிலம். தருமணன் மணிமுத்தாகத் தண்டுல மியற்றி [thandilam. tharumanan manimuthagath thandula miyarri] (சூளாமணி சுயம்வர. [sulamani suyamvara.] 277).

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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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