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Mupémbia

Noun class IInounadjectiveReviewedpage 318

Definitions

1
nounbotany
Mallow.
PT Malva.·FR Mauve.
2
adjective
Malvaceous.
PT Malváceo.·FR Malvacé.

Noun class II

mu- / mi-

Inanimate things; covers almost all trees and plants.

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Other plants

Muhundua-hundua — Malvaceous plant.
Kihanda — Slime; algae.
Jinzébu — Disgusting foam
Milóla — Family of malvaceous plants (hibiscus micranthus), of orname
Kibánga — Herd; vata: flock.
Kandánji — Small root; rhizome.
Fundungulu — Parasitic cryptogamic vegetation caused by humidity; mould
Kiríngu — Generic name for euphorbiaceous plants of which the cassava
Kibátu — Capsule; husk. Covering of certain seeds. Film. fig. Lie, fi
Iánde — Specimen also known as mutala-menha.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 318 (right)

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