Nakavalli, Nākavalli, Nākavaḷḷi: 2 definitions
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Nakavalli 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)Nakavalli in India is the name of a plant defined with Ophiorrhiza mungos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ophiorrhiza ostindica Christm., nom. inval..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· New Botanist (1987)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNākavalli (நாகவல்லி) [nāka-valli] noun < nāga-vallī.
1. Betel; வெற்றிலை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [verrilai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Concluding ceremony of a marriage on the fifth day; விவாக விறுதியில் ஐந்தாநாள் நடக்குஞ் சடங்கு. [vivaga viruthiyil ainthanal nadakkugn sadangu.]
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Nākavaḷḷi (நாகவள்ளி) [nāka-vaḷḷi] noun < idem.
1. See நாகவல்லி [nagavalli],
1. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
2. A kind of vaḷḷi creeper; வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ிக்கொடிவகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vallikkodivagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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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Ends with: Kanakavalli.
Full-text: Nagavalli, Naagavalli, Nagalate, Valli.
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