Swahili
mkweme
m-KWEH-meh
How to say it
Swahilimkwemem-KWEH-mehsoon
Englishoyster nut vinesoon
Frenchliane à noixsoon
Meaning
a climbing liana species, Telfairia pedata, whose seeds yield the oyster nut.
Good to know
mkweme (species of liana, Telfairia pedata)
Examples
- Mkweme hutambaa juu ya miti mikubwa.The mkweme vine climbs over big trees.
- Mbegu za mkweme hupendwa kwa mafuta yake.Mkweme seeds are valued for their oil.
- Mkweme ulipatikana msituni.Mkweme was found in the forest.
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