indimi

Swahili

mikilua

mee-kee-LOO-ah

How to say it

Swahilimikiluamee-kee-LOO-ahsoon
Englishperfume vinessoon
Frenchlianes à parfumsoon

Meaning

Climbing vines whose flowers are used to make perfume.

Good to know

plural of mkilua (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.

Examples

  • Mikilua inaota kwenye vichaka vya pwani.Perfume vines grow in coastal thickets.
  • Je, maua ya mikilua yananukia vizuri?Do the flowers of the perfume vines smell nice?
  • Mikilua haikutumika tena kutengeneza manukato.The perfume vines are no longer used to make perfume.

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