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swahili [noun]

Tumbaku-mwitu

Maana (Definition)

A tall woody shrub (*Lobelia gibberoa*) native to montane forests used in traditional herbal medicine.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

wild giant tobacco / indigenous medicinal shrub

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tumbaku mwitu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Ethnobotany
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Majani ya tumbaku-mwitu yalichemshwa kutengeneza dawa ya kikohozi."

Translation: Leaves of the wild giant tobacco were boiled to prepare a cough remedy.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
DawammeaMsitu
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