English
matalafi
Matalafi comes from Samoan matalafi.
- Samoanmodernmatalafi
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Samoanmodernmatalafi
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
Earliest quotation: 2001, Samoan Medical Plants and Their Usage, ADAP Project: “Use matalafi leaves; pound and mix with water; apply…”
Every English word from Samoan matalafi
Today it means
noun A shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Samoan matalafi / matalafi