ọdundun
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kalanchoe_pinnata_4.jpg/220px-Kalanchoe_pinnata_4.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Starr_050405-5699_Emilia_fosbergii.jpg/220px-Starr_050405-5699_Emilia_fosbergii.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Starr_071024-8809_Kalanchoe_crenata.jpg/220px-Starr_071024-8809_Kalanchoe_crenata.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Starr-091104-9232-Tabernaemontana_pachysiphon-flowers_and_leaves-Kahanu_Gardens_NTBG_Kaeleku_Hana-Maui_%2824895555901%29.jpg/220px-Starr-091104-9232-Tabernaemontana_pachysiphon-flowers_and_leaves-Kahanu_Gardens_NTBG_Kaeleku_Hana-Maui_%2824895555901%29.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ọ̀dúndún
- the name of several plants known for their calming properties, including Kalanchoe pinnata, Emilia fosbergii, Kalanchoe crenata, and Tabernaemontana pachysiphon.
- èyí l'ó mú kí Olódùmarè fọ̀dúndún ṣọba ewé, Ó mú tẹ̀tẹ̀ ṣe ọṣọ̀run-un rẹ̀; Ó mú òkun ṣe ọba omi, Ó mú ọ̀sà ṣe ọṣọ̀run-un rẹ
- This is the reason Olodumare made the odundun plant the king of all the leaves, and he made the tete plant its second in command; he made the ocean the king of the oceans, and he made the lagoon its second in command