Tsotsi: 1 definition
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Tsotsi means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tsotsi in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Aframomum angustifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum melegueta (Gaertn.) Giseke, nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1904)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany (1854)
· Voyage aux Indes Orientales (1782)
· Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (2007)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
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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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