English Explanatory Dictionary

susumber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Solanum torvum, a bushy, spiny perennial plant: a wild eggplant.
  2. The edible, though sometimes poisonous, fruit (berry / bean) of this plant.

Word forms

susumber susumbers susumba sosumba

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)”).

Synonyms

wild eggplant
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