Biology (plants and animals)

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

Viruttan in India is the name of a plant defined with Elytraria nodosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tubiflora acaulis Kuntze (among others).

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

· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien Nachtr. (1897)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1972)
· Flora BorealiAmericana (1803)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)

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

Viruttaṉ (விருத்தன்) noun < vṛddha.

1. Aged person; முதுமையோன். [muthumaiyon.]

2. Great man; மேலோன். வானவிருத்தனே போற்றி [melon. vanaviruthane porri] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 5, 61).

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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)

Starts with: Viruttanatai, Viruttantam.

Ends with: Nanaviruttan, Piraviruttan, Varaviruttan.

Full-text: Nanaviruttan, Atavarparuvam.

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