ògilìsì
NounNdebe script
Meanings
sacred tree (P. Beauv.) Seeman ex Bureau), (Newbouldia laevis much used as a live fence and commonly seen around shrines, especially of Agwù. A white cloth is often tied round its trunk as an offering. It is honoured as a divinity)
Noun
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ha kụrụ ògilìsì gburugburu ụlọ arụsị ahụ.
— They planted ògilìsì trees around that shrine.
Ndị obodo na-akwanyere ògilìsì ùgwù.
— The villagers respect the ògilìsì tree.
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