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matalafi

matalafi noun: a shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.

Noun

matalafi (plural matalafis)

  1. A shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
    • Use matalafi leaves; pound and mix with water; apply to the swelling.2001 May, Samoan Medical Plants and Their Usage, ADAP Project, →ISBN, page A8
  2. Medicine made from the shrub.

Forms of matalafi

pluralmatalafis

Origin of matalafi

From Samoan matalafi.

Questions about matalafi

What does matalafi mean?
Matalafi means a shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
What part of speech is matalafi?
Matalafi is a noun.
What is the plural of matalafi?
The plural of matalafi is matalafis.

Words near matalafi in the dictionary

  1. matajuelo
  2. matajuelo blanco
  3. matajuelos
  4. Matala
  5. Matalaba
  6. matalafi
  7. matalafis
  8. Matalam
  9. Matale
  10. Matallana
  11. Matalom

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