Swahili
mikilungwana
mee-kee-loon-GWAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilimikilungwanamee-kee-loon-GWAH-nahsoon
Englishrubber vinessoon
Frenchlianes à caoutchoucsoon
Meaning
A species of rubber-producing vine or tree.
Good to know
plural of mkilungwana (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.
Examples
- Mikilungwana ilitumika zamani kutengeneza mpira.Rubber vines were once used to make rubber.
- Je, mikilungwana bado inaota msituni?Do rubber vines still grow in the forest?
- Mikilungwana haikuvunwa tena baada ya bei kushuka.Rubber vines were no longer harvested after prices fell.
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