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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