miluziluzi

How to say it

Meaning

Trees whose seed pods whistle when the wind passes through them.

Good to know

plural of mluziluzi (m-/mi- class); rare, related to uluzi (a whistling sound).

Examples

• Miluziluzi hulia kwa sauti ya ajabu wakati wa upepo mkali.Whistling trees make a strange sound during strong wind.
• Je, miluziluzi hii hupatikana pwani pekee?Are whistling trees found only on the coast?
• Watoto hukusanya mbegu za miluziluzi kwa michezo yao.Children collect whistling-tree pods for their games.