Tapincam, Tāpiñcam: 2 definitions

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Tapincam 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)

Tapincam in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia xanthochymus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Garcinia pictoria Buch.-Ham. (among others).

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

· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1980)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Flora of British India (1874)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1826)

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

Tāpiñcam (தாபிஞ்சம்) noun < tāpiñcha. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])

1. Mysore gamboge; பச்சிலைமரம். [pachilaimaram.]

2. Castor-plant. See ஆமணக்கு. [amanakku.]

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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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