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Swahili

kwezi

KWEH-zee

How to say it

SwahilikweziKWEH-zeesoon
Englishclimbingsoon
Frenchascensionsoon

Meaning

climbing or twining, describing a plant that grows by winding around a support.

Good to know

adj. climbing, twining (of plants)

Examples

  • Mmea huu ni wa kwezi, unahitaji nguzo.This plant is a climber, it needs a pole.
  • Maua ya kwezi yalizunguka fensi.The climbing flowers wound around the fence.
  • Mzabibu ni mmea wa kwezi.The grapevine is a climbing plant.

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