mkuruti

How to say it

Meaning

a kind of tree (Baphia kirkii), also called mkarati.

Good to know

mi- class (plants); mkuruti is a variant name for mkarati, a tree found in coastal East African forests.

Examples

• Mkuruti hukua kwenye misitu ya pwani.The mkuruti tree grows in coastal forests.
• Je, mbao za mkuruti ni ngumu?Is mkuruti wood hard?
• Hawakuona mkuruti njiani.They did not see a mkuruti tree along the way.