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Swahili

mipurule

mee-poo-ROO-leh

How to say it

Swahilimipurulemee-poo-ROO-lehsoon
Englishmpurule shrubssoon
Frencharbustes mpurulesoon

Meaning

Shrubs of the genus Chenopodium, low bushy plants sometimes used in traditional medicine.

Good to know

plural of mpurule (m-/mi- class); a rare botanical term.

Examples

  • Mipurule imeota kwa wingi baada ya mvua.Mpurule shrubs have grown abundantly after the rain.
  • Je, mipurule hii inatumika kutengeneza dawa?Are these mpurule shrubs used to make medicine?
  • Mipurule haikuwepo hapa mwaka jana.These mpurule shrubs were not here last year.

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