A type of fungus or fungal growth, particularly in African languages and ethnobotany contexts.
From African language roots, likely from Bantu language family. The word appears in ethnobotanical literature concerning African medicinal and food fungi.
This word shows how fungi matter differently around the world—African languages have specific words for specific fungal types, while English just says 'mushroom' for everything!
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