Thum, Ṭhūṃ: 3 definitions

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Thum means something in Marathi, biology. 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Thum in India is the name of a plant defined with Sageretia thea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhamnus theezans L., nom. illeg. superfl . (among others).

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

· Transactions of the Natural History Society of Taiwan (1938)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Bull. Exp. Forest Natl. Taiwan Univ. (1990)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1914)
· Guihaia (1987)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1827)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭhūṃ (ठूं).—n Finding fault with upon slight grounds. v ṭhēva.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Thum is another spelling for थुम [thuma].—n. 1. ridge of mountain; hilltop area; 2. dated area; division; region;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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