Usti: 2 definitions

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Usti 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)

1) Usti in India is the name of a plant defined with Solanum pubescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum pubescens Ruiz & Pav., nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Usti is also identified with Solanum torvum It has the synonym Solanum stramoniifolium Pav. ex Dunal (etc.).

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

· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1940)
· Taxon (1980)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (Swartz) (1788)
· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1997)
· Misc. Austriac. (1781)
· Linnaea (1830)

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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

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Usti (உஸ்தி) noun < Telugu uddi. See உத்தி⁵. [uthi⁵.]

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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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