Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vellel in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl from the Hydroleaceae (Hydrolea) family having the following synonyms: Nama zeylanica, Hydrolea javanica, Hydrolea inermis. For the possible medicinal usage of vellel, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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

Veḷḷeḷ (வெள்ளெள்) [veḷ-eḷ] noun < idem. + எள்¹. [el¹.] A white species of sesame; வெள்ளை நிறமான எள்வகை. வெள்ளெட் சாந்து [vellai niramana elvagai. velled santhu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 246).

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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: El, Vel.

Starts with: Velleli, Vellelumpu, Velleluttu.

Ends with: Simaivellel.

Full-text: Mentol.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vellel, Veḷḷeḷ, Veḷ-eḷ, Vel-el; (plurals include: Vellels, Veḷḷeḷs, eḷs, els). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Ethno medicinal properties of echinochloa colona and hydrolea zeylanica < [2016: Volume 5, March issue 3]