Swahili
mtobwe
m-TOB-we
How to say it
Swahilimtobwem-TOB-wesoon
Englishshrubsoon
Frencharbustesoon
Meaning
a shrub species (Strophanthus courmontii).
Good to know
mtobwe (kind of shrub, Stro- phantus courmonti). mtofaa, mtofaha (mi-) rose apple/Malay apple tree (Eugenia jambosa/malaccen- sis)
Examples
- Mtobwe huota kando ya njia za msituni.The mtobwe shrub grows along forest paths.
- Waganga hutumia sehemu za mtobwe katika dawa.Traditional healers use parts of the mtobwe plant in medicine.
- Je, mtobwe huu una sumu?Is this mtobwe plant poisonous?
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