Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vitunnaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Coriandrum sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coriandrum testiculatum L. (among others).

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

· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1962)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Fl. Libya (1985)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (Sturm) (1904)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vitunnaka, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vitunnaka (वितुन्नक).—

1) Coriander-seed.

2) Blue vitriol.

-kaḥ The plant called तामलकी (tāmalakī).

Derivable forms: vitunnakam (वितुन्नकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vitunnaka (वितुन्नक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A plant, (Flacourtia cataphracta.) n.

(-kaṃ) 1. Coriander seed. 2. Blue vitriol. E. kan added to the last.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vitunnaka (वितुन्नक):—[=vi-tunnaka] [from vi-tunna > vi-tud] mf(ikā)n. Flacourtia Cataphracta, [Caraka]

2) [v.s. ...] m. n. coriander, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. blue vitriol, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) a hole in the ear (for a ring), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vitunnaka (वितुन्नक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Flacourtia cataphracta).

[Sanskrit to German]

Vitunnaka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vitunnaka (ವಿತುನ್ನಕ):—

1) [noun] = ವಿತುನ್ನ - [vitunna -] 1.

2) [noun] the annual herb Coriandrum sataivum of Apiaceae family; coriander.

3) [noun] its strong-smelling fruit, used in flavouring food and liquors; coriander.

4) [noun] blue vitriol; copper sulphate.

5) [noun] the small tree Cicca acida ( = C. disticha) or Phyllanthus acidus of Euphorbiaceae family.

6) [noun] its berry; star goose berry.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tunnaka, Vi.

Starts with: Vitunnakam.

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