Turaki, Tūrāki: 2 definitions

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Turaki 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)

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

Turaki in India is the name of a plant defined with Merremia emarginata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ipomoea reniformis Choisy (among others).

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

· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1833)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Taxon (1979)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Turaki (ತುರಕಿ):—[adjective] of or belonging to, residing or made in Turkey.

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Turaki (ತುರಕಿ):—

1) [noun] name of a country in in Asia Minor having an area of 301381 sq. miles and Ankara as its capital; Turkey.

2) [noun] that which or he who belongs to Turkey.

3) [noun] a breed of horse originally from Turkey.

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

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