Swahili
mbambangoma
mbam-ba-NGO-ma
How to say it
Swahilimbambangomambam-ba-NGO-masoon
Englishmbambangomasoon
Frenchmbambangomasoon
Meaning
a thorny shrub with long spines.
Good to know
rare botanical term for a spiny bush.
Examples
- Tulijikwaa kwenye mbambangoma njiani.We got scratched by the thorny shrub on the way.
- Mbambangoma hukua kando ya barabara.The thorny shrub grows along the roadside.
- Mizizi ya mbambangoma hutumika kama dawa.The roots of the mbambangoma shrub are used as medicine.
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