Swahili
mikwamba
mee-KWAHM-bah
How to say it
Swahilimikwambamee-KWAHM-bahsoon
Englishthorny shrubssoon
Frencharbustes épineuxsoon
Meaning
A thorny shrub species.
Good to know
plural of mkwamba (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.
Examples
- Mikwamba inaota kwenye ardhi kame.Thorny shrubs grow in dry ground.
- Je, mikwamba hii inazuia wanyama kupita?Do these thorny shrubs stop animals from passing through?
- Mikwamba haikung'olewa kutoka shambani.The thorny shrubs were not uprooted from the farm.
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