Ambiguity: Although Tenti has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Temti.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tenti [टेंटी] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. from the Capparaceae (Caper) family. For the possible medicinal usage of tenti, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Tenti in India is the name of a plant defined with Croton tiglium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes blancoana Kuntze (among others).

2) Tenti in Nepal is also identified with Butea monosperma It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. (etc.).

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

· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Species Plantarum
· Asiatic Researches (1792)
· Ethnobotany (2001)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tenti in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) ripe fruit of the [karila] tree..—tenti (टेंटी) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭeṃṭī.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Teṇṭi (தெண்டி) [teṇṭittal] 11 verb < daṇḍ. transitive

1. To chastise, punish; சிட்சித்தல். தெலுங்கப்ப நாரணன் றெண்டிக்க [sidsithal. thelungappa naranan rendikka] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 83, 165).

2. To insist, press; வற்புறுத்துதல். [varpuruthuthal.] (J.) — intransitive To make efforts, take pains; வருந்தி முயலுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [varunthi muyaluthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Teṇṭi (தெண்டி) noun < தெண்டு²-. [thendu²-.] [Malayalam: teṇṭi.] Beggar; இரப்பாளி. [irappali.] Local usage

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Tenti (தெந்தி) noun < தந்திபீசம். [thanthipisam.] Croton. See நேர்வாளம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [nervalam. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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: Tentil, Tentirai, Tentirupperai.

Ends with: Nakatenti, Vattenti.

Full-text: Kava-thenthi, Temti, Vitivartati.

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