Utacanan, Utācaṉaṉ: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Utacanan in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. (among others).

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

· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· FBI (1882)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Utācaṉaṉ (உதாசனன்) noun < huta + aśana.

1. Fire; அக்கினி. எழில்கொ ளுதாசன னாகமதே [akkini. ezhilko luthasana nagamathe] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 150, 7).

2. Agni, the god of fire; அக்கினி தேவன். உதாசனனென்னாமம் [akkini thevan. uthasananennamam] (மகாபாரதம் காண்டவ. [magaparatham kandava.] 4).

3. Ceylon leadwort. See கொடுவேலி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [koduveli. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Utācaṉaṉ (உதாசனன்) noun < ud-ā-sīna. Reviler, abuser; நிந்திப்பவன். [ninthippavan.] (W.)

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