Swahili
kiyuyu
kee-YOO-yoo
How to say it
Swahilikiyuyukee-YOO-yoosoon
Englishpoisonous shrubsoon
Frencharbuste vénéneuxsoon
Meaning
a poisonous shrub, Synadenium carinatum.
Good to know
poisonous; not to be eaten or handled carelessly.
Examples
- Kiyuyu hukua kando ya barabara.Synadenium carinatum grows along the roadside.
- Watoto wanapaswa kuepuka kiyuyu.Children should avoid the poisonous kiyuyu shrub.
- Je, kiyuyu kinatumika kama dawa?Is kiyuyu used as medicine?
- Mfugaji aliondoa kiyuyu shambani kwa sababu ni sumu kwa mifugo.The farmer removed the kiyuyu shrub from the field because it is poisonous to livestock.
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