Swahili
kimelea
ki-me-LE-a
How to say it
Swahilikimeleaki-me-LE-asoon
Englishparasitic plantsoon
Frenchplante parasitesoon
Meaning
a parasitic plant that grows on and draws nourishment from other plants.
Good to know
Kimelea can sometimes harm the host plant it grows on.
Examples
- Kimelea kinaweza kuharibu mimea mingine.The parasitic plant can damage other plants.
- Niliona kimelea kwenye mti wa mango.I saw a parasitic plant on the mango tree.
- Kimelea kilikuwa kimezunguka mti mzima.The parasitic plant had wrapped around the whole tree.
- Je, kimelea hiki kinadhuru mti?Does this parasitic plant harm the tree?
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