Swahili
mikuruti
mee-koo-ROO-tee
How to say it
Swahilimikurutimee-koo-ROO-teesoon
EnglishBaphia treessoon
Frencharbres Baphiasoon
Meaning
A kind of tree (Baphia kirkii), also called mkarati.
Good to know
plural of mkuruti (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.
Examples
- Mikuruti inaota kwenye vichaka vya pwani.Baphia trees grow in coastal thickets.
- Je, mikuruti hii inatumika kutengeneza mbao?Are these Baphia trees used to make timber?
- Mikuruti haikupatikana kwa wingi msituni humo.Baphia trees were not found in abundance in that forest.
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