Swahili
mipapindi
mee-pah-PEE-ndee
How to say it
Swahilimipapindimee-pah-PEE-ndeesoon
Englishcycad palmssoon
Frenchcycassoon
Meaning
Palms of the species Cycas thouarsii.
Good to know
plural of mpapindi (m-/mi- class); rare, botanical.
Examples
- Mipapindi hukua polepole kwenye misitu ya pwani.Cycad palms grow slowly in coastal forests.
- Je, mipapindi hii ni ya asili ya eneo hili?Are these cycad palms native to this area?
- Wataalamu wa mimea husoma mipapindi iliyosalia.Botanists study the remaining cycad palms.
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