Vikacam, Vikācam, Vīkācam: 2 definitions
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Vikacam 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)Vikacam in India is the name of a plant defined with Adenanthera pavonina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera gersenii Scheff. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Ceiba (2003)
· Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. (1986)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vikacam, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 LexiconVikacam (விகசம்) noun < vikaca. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. That which is blossoming or opening, as a flower; மலர்ந்தது. [malarnthathu.]
2. The descending node. See கேது² [kethu²],
1. 3. Baldness; மொட்டை. [mottai.]
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Vikacam (விகசம்) noun Redwood. See மஞ்சாடி [manchadi], 1. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
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Vikācam (விகாசம்) noun < vi-kāsa.
1. Blossoming; மலர்ச்சி. புஷ்ப விகாசம். [malarchi. pushpa vigasam.]
2. Bloom, as of countenance; முகமலர்ச்சி. மதிபோன் றொளி விட் டிலங்கு முகமும் விகாசமும் [mugamalarchi. mathipon roli vid dilangu mugamum vigasamum] (திருக்காளத். பு. தாருகா. [thirukkalath. pu. tharuga.] 15).
3. Evolution, one of two māyā-tarumam, q.v.; மாயாதருமம் இரண்டனுள் ஒன்றான விரிகை. வீவிலா மாயை யிதற்கிருதருமஞ் சங்கோச விகாசமாமே [mayatharumam irandanul onrana virigai. vivila mayai yitharkirutharumagn sangosa vigasamame] (வேதாந்த சூளாமணிமணிமேகலை [vethanda sulamani] 60).
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Vīkācam (வீகாசம்) noun (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. cf. vīkāśa. Pomp and show; ஆடம்பரம். [adambaram.]
2. Solitude; தனிமை. [thanimai.]
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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Full-text: Mayatarumam.
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