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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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