"Zika Forest" meaning in English

See Zika Forest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Luganda zika (“become overgrown; go out of cultivation”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|lg|zika||become overgrown; go out of cultivation}} Luganda zika (“become overgrown; go out of cultivation”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Zika Forest}} Zika Forest
  1. An area of tropical forest near Entebbe, Uganda, owned by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), used for mosquito research, where the Zika virus was first isolated and described. Wikipedia link: Zika Forest Related terms: Zika virus, Zika disease
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