Umpu, Ūmpu: 2 definitions

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Umpu 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)

Umpu in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb. (among others).

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

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)
· Species Plantarum
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Taxon (2000)

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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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ūmpu (ஊம்பு) [ūmputal] 5 transitive verb < cumb. [Malayalam: ūmbu.] To suck; சப்புதல். விழிகட்பேய் புண்ண ளைந்து கையூம்பப் போர்மணலூர் வென்றதே [sapputhal. vizhigadpey punna lainthu kaiyumbap pormanalur venrathe] (inscription: செந்தமிழ்ப்பத்திரிகை [sendamizhppathirigai] 6, 11).

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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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