kĩĩrũma

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Kikuyu

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kĩĩrũma (Aloe lateritia)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 13 with a trisyllabic stem. It is, however, uncertain.

Noun

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kĩĩrũma class 7 (plural ciĩrũma)

  1. aloe,[3] especially Aloe lateritia[2][1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Boca Raton and London and New York: CRC Press, p. 191. →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kamau, Loice Njeri et al. (2016). "Ethnobotanical survey and threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya", p. 5. TANG 6(3).
  3. ^ ĩrũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 201. Oxford: Clarendon Press.