Vetumul, Vēṭumuḷ: 2 definitions

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Vetumul 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)

Vetumul in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia farnesiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small (among others).

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

· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1937)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Ceiba (2003)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1950)
· Darwiniana (1998)
· Species Plantarum.

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vēṭumuḷ (வேடுமுள்) [vēṭu-muḷ] noun perhaps from வேடு [vedu] +. Pulpy podded black babool; வேலமரவகை. [velamaravagai.] (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.

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