Vitteri, Viṭṭeṟi, Vitteṟi: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vitteri in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania grandiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aeschynomene coccinea L.f. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1997)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1806)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)

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

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vitteri in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Viṭṭeṟi (விட்டெறி) [viṭṭeṟital] transitive verb < idem. + எறி-. [eri-.] [Malayalam: viṭṭēru.]

1. To throw away; to fling; தூர விழும்படி எறிதல். ஒருவரை யொருவர் விட் டெறிவர் [thura vizhumbadi erithal. oruvarai yoruvar vid derivar] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலிவ. [kambaramayanam valiva.] 47).

2. To leave, abandon; நீக்குதல். [nikkuthal.]

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Vitteṟi (வித்தெறி) [vitteṟital] intransitive verb < வித்து [vithu] + எறி-. [eri-.] To sow seeds; விதை விதைத்தல். [vithai vithaithal.] (W.)

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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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