Velunku, Vēḷuṅku, Veḷuṅku: 2 definitions

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Velunku 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)

Velunku in India is the name of a plant defined with Ventilago maderaspatana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ventilago madraspatana J. Gaertner (among others).

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

· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1996)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1852)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Velunku, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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

[«previous next»] — Velunku in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vēḷuṅku (வேளுங்கு) noun

1. Tube-in-tube wood, large tree, Dalbergia paniculata; மரவகை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [maravagai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

2. Red creeper. See பப்பிளி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [pappili. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Veḷuṅku (வெளுங்கு) noun A tree; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (S. I. I. iv, 431, 433.)

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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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