Swahili
iimbolimbo
ee-im-boh-LEEM-boh
How to say it
Swahiliiimbolimboee-im-boh-LEEM-bohsoon
Englisheuphorbia shrubsoon
Frencheuphorbesoon
Meaning
a thorny shrub, Euphorbia cuneata, that grows wild in bushland.
Good to know
mlimbolimbo (a thorn bush, Euphorbia cuneata)
Examples
- Iimbolimbo ilikuwa imeota kando ya njia.The euphorbia shrub had grown beside the path.
- Je, mzizi wa iimbolimbo hutumika kama dawa?Is the euphorbia's root used as medicine?
- Hatukuweza kupita kwa sababu ya miiba ya iimbolimbo.We could not pass because of the euphorbia's thorns.
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