Igbo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Igboid *ò-lúCí-gbùCò, from the Proto-Igboid root *lũ̂- (to be bitter). Cognate with Ogbah òlúgbù, Izi olubu, Ika òlúgbù.[1] Further cognates include Iko à-lúbàrɛ́.

Noun edit

ònugbù

  1. bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina, Vernonia colorata)

References edit

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid[1]