Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tenkai in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cocos nana Griff. (among others).

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

· Res. Microbiol. (2004)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1840)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Species Plantarum
· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Teṃkai (ತೆಂಕೈ):—[adjective] = ತೆಂಕಣ [temkana]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Full-text: Tenkai-maram.

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