ikibonobono
ee-kee-boh-noh-BOH-noh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikibonobonoee-kee-boh-noh-BOH-noh
Englishcastor-oil plant
Frenchricin
Meaning
A tall shrub with large, deeply cut leaves whose seeds give castor oil, once used as a medicine and for lamps.
Good to know
Plural ibibonobono, of the iki and ibi class. Its oil is amavuta y'ibibonobono.
Examples
- Ikibonobono gikura vuba ku nkengero z'umurima.The castor-oil plant grows fast at the edges of the field.
- Kera amavuta y'ibibonobono yakoreshwaga nk'umuti.Long ago castor oil was used as a medicine.
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