busismeriwiwiri

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Compound of busi (“bush, jungle”) +‎ smeriwiwiri (“Croton trinitatis; Ocimum campechianum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbus(i)smeɾ(i)wːiɾi/, [ˈbus(i)smɪ̞ɾ(i)wːiɾi], [ˈbus(i)sme̝ɾ(i)wːiɾi]

Noun

busismeriwiwiri

  1. Miconia lateriflora[1] (a species of Miconia)

References

  1. ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster; Jan C. Lindeman; Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003), Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 107.
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