aaṣaa-ita
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Yoruba
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Etymology
[edit]From aáṣáà (“snuff, tobacco”) + ità (“The tree Celtis mildbraedii”), literally “Snuff of the Celtis mildbraedii”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aáṣáà-ità
- 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