Vacalai, Vacaḷai, Vācālai: 2 definitions
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Vacalai 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)Vacalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Portulaca quadrifida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Illecebrum verticillatum Burm. f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kromosomo
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l’Ile de Cuba … Botanique—Plantes Vasculaires (1845)
· Fl. Malesiana (1971)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vacalai, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVacalai (வசலை) noun cf. வயலை. [vayalai.] [Telugu: batsṭsali.] Purslane. See பசளை [pasalai], 2. வசலை மென்கொடி வாடிய தன்ன [vasalai menkodi vadiya thanna] (கந்தபு. இரணியன். யுத். [kanthapu. iraniyan. yuth.] 56).
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Vacaḷai (வசளை) noun See வசலை. [vasalai.] (W.)
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Vācālai (வாசாலை) noun < vācālā. Feminine of வாசாலன். [vasalan.] Woman who is clever in speech; பேச்சுத்திறமையுள்ளவள். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pechuthiramaiyullaval. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vacalaikkirai.
Ends with: Kotivacalai, Nalvacalai, Pulivacalai.
Full-text: Kotivacalai, Pulivacalai.
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