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Plant name	civāṭai
Language	Tamil
Latin name	Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Merremia turpethum Rendle
Sanskrit name	trivṛt
Hindi name	niśoth, tarbut
Tamil name	civāṭai, kumpam
Malayalam name	tṛikōlpakkonna, tṛipuṭa, śivata
English name	Indian jalap, Turpeth
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1444) Indian jalap, l. cl., Ipomaea turpethum

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