kishona

How to say it

Meaning

a species of grass with sharp, clothing-piercing awns.

Good to know

(= kichoma nguo.) (vi-) kind of grass (Heteropogon contortus)

Examples

• Kishona hukwama kwenye nguo unapopita shambani.This grass's barbs stick to your clothes when you walk through the field.
• Wakulima wanachukia kishona kwa sababu huharibu mazao.Farmers dislike this grass because it damages crops.
• Nguo zangu zilijaa kishona baada ya safari mashambani.My clothes were covered in grass burrs after the walk through the fields.