Titcanakantakam, Tīṭcaṇakaṇṭakam, Tīṭcaṇakantakam: 2 definitions

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Titcanakantakam 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)

[«previous next»] — Titcanakantakam in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Titcanakantakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium cepa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allium ascalonicum auct. (among others).

2) Titcanakantakam is also identified with Leucas aspera It has the synonym Phlomis dimidiata Roth (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Rev. Hortus Malab. (1839)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Acta Agron. Acad. Sci. Hung., (1980)
· Enum. Pl. (1809)

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

Tīṭcaṇakaṇṭakam (தீட்சணகண்டகம்) [tīṭcaṇa-kaṇṭakam] noun < tīkṣṇa-kaṇṭaka. A species of thorn-apple; முள்நாவல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mulnaval. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tīṭcaṇakantakam (தீட்சணகந்தகம்) [tīṭcaṇa-kantakam] noun < tīkṣṇa + kandaka. Onion. See ஈருள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [irulli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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