Plant and Tree Names in Igbo

Learning plant and tree names in Igbo language will make you appreciate many different natures of plants and trees that bring in or bears fruits that we eat. And plants or trees may not necessarily only grow in Igbo land but elsewhere around the world.

Apple tree = osisi achicha

Banana tree = osisi ọgede

Apricot tree = osisi achicha

Blackberry tree = osisi mkpuruojii.

Calabash tree = osisi uba; ụgba

Cashew tree = osisi kashụ 

Cassava plantation = ebe ana ako ji akpu

Cherry plant = ọ bere osisi cherị

Cocoa tree = osisi koko

Coconut tree = osisi aki bekee

Corn; maize plant = ọ bere osisi oka

Grapefruit tree = osisi oroma ịlụ

Guava plant = ọ bere osisi gwova

Lemon tree = osisi oroma na gbakasi onu

Lime tree = osisi oroma ịlụ ịlụ

Okra = ọ bere osisi ọkwọrọ; okorọ; ọkọrọ

Orange tree = osisi oroma

Palm tree = osisi nkwụ

Papaya; pawpaw tree = osisi pọpọ

Papaya; pawpaw tree = osisi pọpọ

Dug up from peanut plantation = ebe ana ako ahu; ahu ekere; granọt

Pineapple plantation = ebe ano akpu akwụ-olu; nkwuaba; nkwu jbu

Plantain tree = osisi ojoko; osisi ọgede ojoko

Raspberry tree = osisi rọsbịrị