Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vellaikkatukkay in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia pallida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Indian Trees (1906)

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veḷḷaikkaṭukkāy (வெள்ளைக்கடுக்காய்) [veḷḷai-kaṭukkāy] noun < வெள்ளை [vellai] +. White myrobalan of Cuddapah, large tree, Terminalia pallida; கடுக்காய்மரவகை. [kadukkaymaravagai.] (L.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vellai, Katukkay.

Full-text: Vellai-katukkay, Vellaikkadukkay.

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