Etymology

matalafi

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Today it means: A shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga. Full definition →

Samoan matalafi
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  1. Samoan · borrowed frommatalafi
  2. English todaymatalafi

From Samoan matalafi.

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