aaṣaa-ita
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom aáṣáà (“snuff, tobacco”) + ità (“The tree Celtis mildbraedii”), literally “Snuff of the Celtis mildbraedii”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaáṣáà-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