# matalafi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A shrub, of species Psychotria insularum, used for medicine and found in American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
2. Medicine made from the shrub.

## Etymology
From Samoan matalafi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matalafi