Swahili
mnyara
mm-NYAH-rah
How to say it
Swahilimnyaramm-NYAH-rahsoon
Englishsucculent shrubsoon
Frencharbuste succulentsoon
Meaning
A succulent shrub with slender, pencil-like green branches and milky, irritant sap, often planted as a living hedge.
Good to know
singular of minyara (m-/mi- class); a succulent hedge shrub. Rare, botanical word.
Examples
- Walipanda mnyara kuzunguka shamba lao.They planted a succulent shrub hedge around their farm.
- Je, mnyara huu ni sumu ukiguswa?Is this succulent shrub poisonous if touched?
- Mnyara ule ulikauka wakati wa kiangazi.That succulent shrub dried up during the dry season.
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