‖dwadwa, noun

/ˈdwadwa/
Forms:
Also isiDwadwa.
Origin:
IsiXhosa isiDwadwa.
The shrub or small tree Leucosidea sericea of the Rosaceae; ouhout sense c.
Note:
Used medicinally and as fuel.
Note:
In F. von Breitenbach’s Nat. List of Indigenous Trees (1987), the name ‘oldwood’ is used for this species.
[1868 W.H. Harvey Genera of S. Afr. Plants 95P. sericea is a densely leafy shrub, the ‘Dwa-dwa’ of the natives, who use it as an astringent medicine.]
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 159Dwa dwa, Leucosidea sericea...This plant is used by the natives as an astringent medicine.
1917 R. Marloth Dict. of Common Names of Plants 25Dwadwa, Leucosidea sericea (East).
1932 Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk Medicinal & Poisonous Plants 63The Zulus apply a paste of the ground-up leaves of Leucosidea sericea..Oubos, Ouhout, Dwadwa, Zulu umTshitshi..to the eyeball, and inside and outside the lids, in ophthalmia.
1980 [see ouhout].
The shrub or small tree Leucosidea sericea of the Rosaceae; ouhout sense c.
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