Kuvai, Kūvai: 2 definitions

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Kuvai 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)

Kuvai in India is the name of a plant defined with Maranta arundinacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stromanthe tonckat Eichl. (among others).

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

· Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers (1998)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Nordic Journal of Botany (1986)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Trans. Royal Society Trop. Med. Hyg. (1990)

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kuvai (குவை) noun < குவி¹-. [kuvi¹-.]

1. Heap, conical pile; குவியல். (திவா.) [kuviyal. (thiva.)]

2. Dunghill; குப்பைமேடு. (திவா.) [kuppaimedu. (thiva.)]

3. Collection, accumulation, crowd, shoal, row; தொகுதி. சிரக்குவை நெளித்தான் [thoguthi. sirakkuvai nelithan] (கம்பராமாயணம் மாரீச. [kambaramayanam marisa.] 46).

4. A disease of the sclerotic or the white of the eye; கண்ணின் வெண்படலத்தில் உண்டாகும் நோய்வகை. (சீவரட்சாமிருதம்) [kannin venpadalathil undagum noyvagai. (sivaradsamirutham)]

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Kuvai (குவை) noun < guhā. [Malayalam: kuva.] Crucible, melting-pot; பொன்னுருக்குங் குகை. இருந்தைக் குவை யொத்தன [ponnurukkung kugai. irunthaig kuvai yothana] (தணிகைப்புராணம் திருநாட்டுப். [thanigaippuranam thirunattup.] 63).

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Kūvai (கூவை) noun [Telugu:. kūvē.] East Indian arrowroot, Curcuma angustifolia; செடிவகை. புலவுவிற் பொலிகூவை [sedivagai. pulavuvir poliguvai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 142).

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Kūvai (கூவை) noun < குவை. [kuvai.] Crowd, horde, gathering; கூட்டம். விற்கூளியர் கூவைகாணின் [kuttam. virkuliyar kuvaiganin] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 422).

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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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