Ambiguity: Although Kotal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kotala.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kotal in India is the name of a plant defined with Aeschynomene aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sesbania leptocarpa auct., non DC. (among others).

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

· Cytologia (1989)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1977)
· Economic Botany (1978)
· Reinwardtia (1959)
· Journal de Botanique (1813)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kotal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a majestic horse; (a) spare and saddled (horse)..—kotal (कोतल) is alternatively transliterated as Kotala.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kōṭal (கோடல்) noun < கொள்-. [kol-.]

1. Taking, receiving, buying; கொள்ளுகை. நானம் பகர்ந்திடக் கோடல் செய்வார் [kollugai. nanam pagarnthidag kodal seyvar] (நைடதம் நகரப். [naidatham nagarap.] 31).

2. Taking lessons from a teacher; பாடங்கேட்கை. கோடன் மரபே கூறுங்காலை [padangedkai. kodan marape kurungalai] (நன். [nan.] 40).

3. Thinking, considering; மனத்துக் கொள்ளுகை. கொல்லுமாற்றல ருளரெனக் கோடலுங் கொண்டாய் [manathug kollugai. kollumarrala rularenag kodalung konday] (கம்பராமாயணம் உயுத். மந்திரப். [kambaramayanam uyuth. manthirap.] 104).

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Kōṭal (கோடல்) noun < கோடு-. [kodu-.]

1. Bending, curving; வளைவு. (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [valaivu. (uricholnigandu)]

2. Breaking, snapping; முறிக்கை. (திவா.) [murikkai. (thiva.)]

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Kōṭal (கோடல்) noun

1. cf. கோடை³. [kodai³.] White species of Malabar glory-lily. See வெண்காந்தள். கோடன் முகையோடு [venkanthal. kodan mugaiyodu] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 8, 16).

2. Sola pith, shrub, Aeschynomene aspera; வெண் கிடை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ven kidai. (pingalagandu)]

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Kōtal (கோதல்) noun < கோது-. [kothu-.] That which is decayed or not firm and solid, as decayed wood, fruits, shells; கேடடைந்த பொருள். [kedadaintha porul.] (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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+8): Kotala, Kotala himbatu, Kotala himbutu, Kotalai, Kotalakam, Kotalam, Kotalamana, Kotalamana, Kotalankay, Kotalavapigama, Kotale, Kotalebadisu, Kotalebadu, Kotalegol, Kotalegolisu, Kotalegudu, Kotalepadu, Kotalevadisu, Kotalevadu, Kotali.

Ends with: Erpulikkotal, Karkkotal, Katankotal, Kavarkotal, Makatkotal, Mun-molintukotal, Niraikotal, Tiriyakkotal, Tokutta-moliyin-vakuttanakotal, Uraiyirkotal, Venkotal.

Full-text (+3): Venkotal, Kodal kania, Kotala, Yamakkottam, Paitavatai, Makatkotal, Kannirai, Karkkotal, Etuko, Katankotal, Kavarkotal, Erpulikkotal, Tiriyakkotal, Niraikotal, Cham-kothal, Mun-molintukotal, Tokutta-moliyin-vakuttanakotal, Piramanapacam, Uraiyirkotal, Tapatappakkam.

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