peregun
Appearance
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pèrègún
- the plants Dracaena mannii, Dracaena fragrans, and Dracaena arborea, known primarily for their spiritual and healing properties.
- Synonym: ọ̀pẹ kanna-kánná
- ọdọọdún ni pèrègún ń yè ― The peregun plant survives every year
Derived terms
[edit]- pèrègún Ifá (“Dracaena arborea”)
- Pèrègún (“orisha said to represent of the peregun plant”)
- pèrègún-lẹ́sẹ̀
- pèrègún-wẹẹrẹ (“Dracaena mannii”)