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forest star

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Zimbabwe

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: savanna gooseberry, wild handkerchief bush

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Alur: ayi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bemba: kinusi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bemba: mukolowando — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bemba: mupulupumpi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bwa: malegbe — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bwa: mamo gundu — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bwa: mandadea — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bwa: gundu — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Bwa: mbiba — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: liane de Kisanji — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: cicrite (Mauritius) — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: caca poule (Mauritius) — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: gros lingue (Réunion) — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: lingue (Réunion) — Mussaenda arcuata
  • French: lingue café (Réunion) — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Kanyok: tembotembo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Kela-Yela: kapiapia — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Kela-Yela: lukasimbi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Kela-Yela: musuasabi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Lingala: esobi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Lingala: wale — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Lombo: boienge — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Lombo: ekase — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Lombo: lopipilopi lo boliki — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luba-Katanga: tshilwadi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luhya: mudondo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luhya: shihanga — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luo: achak — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luo: adieremo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luo: adiep — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Luo: odieremo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Mangbetu: nelonio — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Mayogo: kwamatoko — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Mongo: lombombokozi — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Mongo: bombitu — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): madakwa — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): magwambili — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): malalango — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): malegwe — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): mamenimeni — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Ngombe (Congo): mapinga — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Rwanda-Rundi: umubozanda — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Rwanda-Rundi: umugigogigo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Sango: ngûlayänü — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Shona: muridzameso — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Taabwa: tshilambela — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Zande: aningo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Zande: aninga — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Zande: eningo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Zande: oningo — Mussaenda arcuata
  • Zande: imaturu — Mussaenda arcuata