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Моо-оотаһоо (Kin.), Odina Schimperi. Wood heavy; fruit edible; roots are made into nets for 
catching game. M’boomboo (Kis.). 
` Мооваппа (Kin.), Combretum, sp. А heavy wood of a large tree, used to prepare bark-cloths upon by 
beating. Mbango (Kis.). 
Moosimbatee (Kis.), not determined. A timber seen at Pungani, brought from Delgado, and being made 
into native boats. Simbati = a wood brought from near Cape Delgado (Steere). 
Moossakooneeæta (Kin.), not determined. Shrub, with stone fruit. It is used by the natives for 
scrubbing their teeth. 
Moowale (Kis.), Карта, sp. (Kirk). Тһе young fibre of its leaves, called “© ootembweh,” is used as 
fiddle-strings, thread for sewing and for stringing beads. It is imported for these purposes from 
Ugiji to Kazeh. А soft cloth is made of its fibre in Madagascar and also in Gooa, near 
Tanganyika Lake. 
Moshoo (Kin.), mosho = smoke; not determined. Small tree, with lanceolate glossy leaves. Bark so 
soft, like sponge-cake in colour and texture, that it can be crumbled away by the nail. Stone 
fruit? The wooden milk-pots of the Wanyambo are fumigated with its roots. А thick dark gum 
accumulates in the cells of the bark. 
Moveela (Kin.), not determined. Out of leaf im August. А large, noble tree; inflorescence now а 
small capitulum; stamina numerous; pistil one; four sepals, four petals. Probably the same 
as the movoolie (Kis. & Kig.), which is used on the east coast in boat-building. 
Mowaleh (Kin.), Lonchocarpus laæiflorus. Shrub tree, with lilac-smelling and -coloured blossom in 
January. 
Mua (Kis.), Saccharum officinarum, L.: mua=sugar-cane (Krapf & Steere). Observed only іп Uganda, 
where the people chew the cane, not tanong how to express the juice. 
Muafi, Krapf’s trees. 
Muelle = cereals (Krapf) : mwere= very small grains (Steere). 
Myoogwah (Kis.), Colocasia antiquorum : lombo (Keeao), a vegetable. 
Myoongee (Kis.), Sagittaria obtusifolia. 
The prefix M implies Miti=tree, when put before the name of a fruit; thus M’nazi signifies the 
tree of the nut, nazi being the nut, and M signifying tree, and so on, in the following names of trees, 
M’bambakofi (Kis.), Krapf’s forest trees. 
M’bango (Kis.), or m'banga (Kin.), Combretum, sp. Forest tree, 12 feet in circumference: wood heavy ; 
— bows made from it are esteemed. Its honey is red, and bitter to the taste. 
Mbawa (Кіз.), Soymida, sp. Trunk 15 feet in circumference and 20 feet long before branching : canoes 
are formed of it. Gum shining, transparent, and wax-coloured, with disagreeable odour. 
М”БатееКа (Kis.), Ricinus communis. А variety called the m’bono, with smaller fruit and a smaller 
plant, yields а stronger-scented oil than the m’bareeka, and is only used as a medicine, whereas 
the m’bareeka oil is applied externally to the body. Mafuta ya m’bareeka=castor-oil (Steere), 
Ricinus communis (Kirk). б 
M’beegeerree (Kin.), Trapa nåtans: m’geerree=a pig. They eat the roots. Found its seeds on the 
shores of the Victoria Nyanza; and the plant was growing afloat on the Katonga river. 
M’beer (—), Musa, sp. Made into wine. A luscious banana. 
M’bela, or M’pela (Kin.), Ficus, sp. An enormous tree; bark chipped off by natives. 
M’boomboo (Kis.), or moo-oomboo (Kin.), Odina Schimperi. Nets for capturing antelopes alive are 
made from its roots. | 
M'exker'a (Kin.), Embelia, sp. 
Metz (Кіп.), not determined. Its straight branches serve the purposes of our 'willow wands; ex- 
cellent trays are made of them by the natives of Unyoro. Тһе roots are chewed, but have no 
taste. 
