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Etymology
Possibly from Yoruba ògùmọ̀ (“'a cultivated variety of Solanum nodiflorum”). Compare Jamaican English gouma (“Solanum americanum”), Bahamian English gooma-bush (“Solanum americanum”), Antillean Creole agouman (“Solanum americanum”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aguma
- Solanum americanum, the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
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