Vitatter, Viṭattēr: 2 definitions

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Vitatter 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)

Vitatter in India is the name of a plant defined with Dichrostachys cinerea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Desmanthus nutans (Pers.) DC. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1919)

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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

Viṭattēr (விடத்தேர்) noun probably from idem. See விடத்தேரை. தள்ளா விடத்தேர் தடந்தா மரையடைய [vidatherai. thalla vidather thadantha maraiyadaiya] (தண்டியலங்காரம் [thandiyalangaram] 75, 2, உதா. [uthara kandam]).

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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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