msufi

How to say it

Meaning

A tall tropical tree whose pods hold a soft white fiber, kapok, used to stuff mattresses and pillows.

Good to know

M/mi class: plural misufi. The place name Misufini, among the kapok trees, comes from it; msufi wa bara is also the name of a kind of tall grass.

Examples

• Tulipumzika kivulini chini ya msufi mkubwa.We rested in the shade under a big kapok tree.
• Pamba ya msufi hutumika kujaza magodoro na mito.Kapok fiber is used to stuff mattresses and pillows.
• Misufi mingi imepandwa kando ya barabara hii.Many kapok trees have been planted along this road.

Forms

misufi (plural of msufi, kapok tree), msul'i