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mũthũũri

See also: mũthuuri

Kikuyu

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mũthũũri

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Hinde (1904) records muthuuri as an equivalent of English cactus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.[2]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

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mũthũũri class 3 (plural mĩthũũri)

  1. candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens); its latex may cause temporary blindness if applied to the eyes.[3]
    Synonyms: mũbũbũngi, mũbũng'ũngi, gĩthũũri

Usage notes

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Despite application of Euphorbia candelabrum to this term by many authors, this should be nevertheless read as E. ingens; see gĩthũũri.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Neuwinger, Hans Dieter (1996). African Ethnobotany: Poisons and Drugs: Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, p. 477. Weinheim: Chapman & Hall.
  2. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 10–11. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ “gĩthũũri” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 539. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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