"susumber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: susumbers [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps related to Ewe súsruba and/or sū́sùmɛ, sū́sumɛ (an aromatic soup-plant, sometimes identified as Solanum torvum or another Solanum) or Twi Akan nsúsŭaa (a kind of pot-herb; related to ǹsú (“water”)?) + mma, mbá (“offspring, young (plants, etc)”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|alv-kwa}}, {{cog|ee|susruba|súsruba}} Ewe súsruba, {{taxlink|Solanum torvum|species}} Solanum torvum, {{taxfmt|Solanum|genus}} Solanum, {{cog|ak|nsusuaa|nsúsŭaa}} Akan nsúsŭaa Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} susumber (countable and uncountable, plural susumbers)
  1. (usually uncountable) Solanum torvum, a bushy, spiny perennial plant: the wild eggplant. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Solanums
    Sense id: en-susumber-en-noun-P0uH8Uu9 Disambiguation of Solanums: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (countable) The edible, though sometimes poisonous, fruit (berry / bean) of this plant. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-susumber-en-noun-esGH0VE0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: susumba, sosumba, wild eggplant

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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