aaṣaa-ita

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Yoruba[edit]

Aáṣáà-ità

Etymology[edit]

From aáṣáà (“snuff, tobacco”) +‎ ità (“The tree Celtis mildbraedii”), literally “Snuff of the Celtis mildbraedii”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /āá.ʃáà.ī.tà/

Noun[edit]

aáṣáà-ità

  1. The inedible fungi Daldinia concentrica, it grows on the dead wood of the tree Celtis mildbraedii, where it is said to smell of snuff or tobacco.

References[edit]

  • Oso, B.A. Mushrooms and the Yoruba People of Nigeria[1], 1975
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