kousso

English

Alternative forms

• cusso, kosso, kusso

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ኮሶ (koso).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊsəʊ/

Noun

kousso

1. An Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, of species Hagenia abyssinica.

Related terms

• kosotoxin

References

• “kousso”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “kousso”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.