‖isona, noun
/iˈsɔːna/
- Origin:
- IsiZuluShow more IsiZulu, literally ‘that which spoils, damages, corrupts’.
The witchweed, Striga asiatica.
1907 J.M. Wood Handbk to Flora of Natal 92The ‘Witchweeds,’ known to the natives as ‘Isona,’ which are found in mealie fields and are parasitical on the roots of the mealies and other species of the grass family.
The witchweed, Striga asiatica.