Vilatti, Viḷātti: 2 definitions

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Vilatti 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)

Vilatti in Sri Lanka is the name of a plant defined with Limonia acidissima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia elephantum Corr. (among others).

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

· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1914)
· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1938)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1980)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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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»] — Vilatti in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vilatti (விலத்தி) noun < விலத்து-. [vilathu-.] Sparseness, being not close; நெருக்கமின்மை. இந்த ஆடையில் நூலிழை விலத்தியா யிருக்கிறது. [nerukkaminmai. intha adaiyil nulizhai vilathiya yirukkirathu.]

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Viḷātti (விளாத்தி) noun < விளா¹. [vila¹.] Wood-apple. See விளா¹. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [vila¹. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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