Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vippirappiriyam in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa Poir. (among others).

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

· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5569)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Ethnobotany (2001)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vippirappiriyam, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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

Vippirappiriyam (விப்பிரப்பிரியம்) [vippira-piriyam] noun < vipra-priya. Palas tree. See புரசு³. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [purasu³. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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: Piriyam.

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