mlimbolimbo

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Meaning

A thorny shrub of dry bushland whose stems give a sticky white sap, used in the past to make birdlime.

Good to know

M/mi class noun, plural milimbolimbo. The name comes from ulimbo, birdlime, the sticky trap made from such sap.

Examples

• Mlimbolimbo huota kwa wingi porini.The euphorbia bush grows widely in the bush.
• Utomvu wa mlimbolimbo unanata sana.The sap of the euphorbia bush is very sticky.
• Watoto walitumia utomvu wa mlimbolimbo kunasa ndege.The children used the bush's sap to trap birds.

Forms

iimbolimbo