Swahili
minyara
mi-NYA-ra
How to say it
Swahiliminyarami-NYA-rasoon
Englishsucculent shrubsoon
Frencharbuste succulentsoon
Meaning
a succulent shrub with slender, pencil-like green branches and milky, irritant sap, often planted as a living hedge.
Good to know
the sap is toxic and irritates skin and eyes; commonly grown as a boundary hedge.
Examples
- Walipanda minyara kuzunguka shamba lao.They planted pencil-cactus hedges around their farm.
- Usiguse maji ya minyara, huwasha sana macho.Don't touch the sap of the minyara plant, it stings the eyes badly.
- Je, minyara hii ilipandwa lini?When was this minyara hedge planted?
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