Swahili
vifuka
vee-FOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilivifukavee-FOO-kahsoon
Englishironweedssoon
Frenchvernoniessoon
Meaning
Small flowering shrubs, Vernonia cinerea, used in traditional remedies.
Good to know
plural of kifuka (ki-/vi- class); botanical/medicinal term, rare register.
Examples
- Waganga walikusanya vifuka kwa dawa za asili.The healers gathered ironweeds for traditional medicine.
- Je, vifuka hivi vinasaidia kutuliza homa?Do these ironweeds help reduce fever?
- Vifuka havikupatikana msituni msimu huu.The ironweeds were not found in the forest this season.
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