aaṣaa-ita

Yoruba

Aáṣáà-ità

Etymology

From aáṣáà (“snuff, tobacco”) +‎ ità (“The tree Celtis mildbraedii”), literally “Snuff of the Celtis mildbraedii”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /āá.ʃáà.ī.tà/

Noun

aáṣáà-ità

1. The inedible fungi Daldinia concentrica, it grows on the dead wood of the tree Celtis mildbraedii, where it is said to smell of snuff or tobacco.

References

• Oso, B.A. Mushrooms and the Yoruba People of Nigeria[1], 1975