Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Torematti [ತೊರೆಮತ್ತಿ, ತೊಱೆಮತ್ತಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia arjuna Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. from the Combretaceae (rangoon creeper) family. For the possible medicinal usage of torematti, 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)

Torematti in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia arjuna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. (among others).

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

· Fl. Austral. (1864)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1828)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Taxon (1981)
· Taxon (1979)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)

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

Torematti (ತೊರೆಮತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the large, evergreen tree Terminalia arjuna of Combretaceae family, with hard wood used for building construction, agricultural implements and boat-building.

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Toṟematti (ತೊಱೆಮತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the large, evergreen tree Terminalia arjuna of Combretaceae family, with hard wood used for building construction, agricultural implements and boat-building.

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Tōrematti (ತೋರೆಮತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the tree Sterculia urens of Sterculiaceae family.

context information

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tore, Matti.

Full-text: Tore matti.

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