Swahili
msolo
m-SO-lo
How to say it
Swahilimsolom-SO-losoon
Englishthorny shrubsoon
Frencharbuste épineuxsoon
Meaning
a thorny shrub (Caesalpinia cristata) that grows along the East African coast.
Good to know
msolo (kind of thorny bush, Caesalpinia cristata)
Examples
- Msolo huota kwenye vichaka vya pwani.The msolo shrub grows in coastal thickets.
- Miiba ya msolo inaweza kuchoma sana.The thorns of the msolo can prick badly.
- Hatukuweza kupita kwa sababu ya msolo.We couldn't pass through because of the msolo bush.
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