mikwiro

How to say it

Meaning

Drumstick trees, whose long pods are eaten as a vegetable.

Good to know

plural of mkwiro (m-/mi- class); a regional name for the moringa tree.

Examples

• Mikwiro imepandwa nyuma ya nyumba kwa ajili ya dawa.Drumstick trees have been planted behind the house for medicinal use.
• Je, majani ya mikwiro yanaliwa?Are the leaves of drumstick trees eaten?
• Mikwiro haikustawi msimu huu wa ukame.The drumstick trees did not thrive this dry season.