aáṣáà-ità
noun
/āá.ʃáà.ī.tà/
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
From aáṣáà (“snuff, tobacco”) + ità (“The tree Celtis mildbraedii”), literally “Snuff of the Celtis mildbraedii”.
Component words
aáṣáàsnuff, tobaccoitàThe tree Celtis mildbraedii
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “aaṣaa-ita”.
Reference:
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