Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Vicalam in India is the name of a plant defined with Barringtonia racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Butonica terrestris Miers (among others).

2) Vicalam is also identified with Citrullus colocynthis It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (etc.).

3) Vicalam is also identified with Embelia ribes It has the synonym Ribesiodes ribes (Burm. f.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Garcia Orta, Sér. Bot. (1976)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vicalam, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vicalam (விசலம்) noun cf. விசிலம். [visilam.] Gruel; கஞ்சி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kanchi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Vicalam (விசலம்) noun < vi-jara. cf. kisala. Sprout; தளிர். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thalir. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Vicaḷam (விசளம்) noun See விசலம்¹. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [visalam¹. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Vicaḷam (விசளம்) noun See விசலம்². ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [visalam². ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Vicālam (விசாலம்) noun < viśāla.

1. Extensiveness, spaciousness, breadth; இடப்பரப்பு. வில்லாற்செய்த விசால வட்டம் [idapparappu. villarseytha visala vattam] (சூளாமணி அரசி. [sulamani arasi.] 214). (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])

2. That which is broad, large or extensive; பெரியது. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [periyathu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

3. Blooming appearance; பொலிவு. (அரு. நி.) [polivu. (aru. ni.)]

4. A kind of bird; பறவைவகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [paravaivagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

5. A kind of deer; மான்வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [manvagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

6. A country; ஒரு நாடு. (அபிதானசிந்தாமணிமேகலை) [oru nadu. (apithanasindamani)]

7. A treatise on architecture, one of 32 ciṟpa-nūl, q.v.; சிற்பநூல் முப்பத்திரண் டனுள் ஒன்று. [sirpanul muppathiran danul onru.] (இருசமய விளக்கம் உலகவழக். சிற்பசாத். [irusamaya vilakkam ulagavazhag. sirpasath.] 2.)

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Vicālam (விசாலம்) noun < viśālā.

1. Colocynth. See பேய்க்கொம்மட்டி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [peykkommatti. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

2. Common cadamba. See கடம்பம்¹ [kadambam¹],

1. (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])

3. Seaside Indian oak; வெண்கடம்பு. (திவா.) [venkadambu. (thiva.)]

4. Panicled Indian linden, medium tree, Grewia microcos; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (L.)

5. Plantain; வாழை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [vazhai. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Vicālam (விசாலம்) noun Windberry pepper-corn; வாயுவிளங்கம். [vayuvilangam.] (L.)

context information

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)

Ends with: Cuvicalam.

Full-text: Vishalam, Cuvicalam, Vicankatam, Vistiranam, Italam, Calapattu, Uvalakam, Taralam, Ulam, Tatti, Patu.

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