Swahili
mviru
MVEE-roo
How to say it
SwahilimviruMVEE-roosoon
Englishmedicinal treesoon
Frencharbre médicinalsoon
Meaning
a tree whose roots are used to prepare a remedy for stomach complaints.
Good to know
mviru (kind of tree, A remedy for stomach complaints is prepared from its roots)
Examples
- Mizizi ya mviru hutumika kutibu tumbo.The roots of the mviru tree are used to treat stomach ailments.
- Je, mviru hupatikana wapi?Where is the mviru tree found?
- Hawakuwa na mviru shambani mwao.They did not have a mviru tree on their farm.
- Babu alichemsha mizizi ya mviru kwa dawa.Grandfather boiled mviru roots for medicine.
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