Swahili
mziwaziwa
mzi-wa-ZI-wa
How to say it
Swahilimziwaziwamzi-wa-ZI-wasoon
Englishsedgesoon
Frenchsouchetsoon
Meaning
a swamp-growing sedge plant.
Good to know
mziwaziwa (a swamp plant, Cyperus flabelliformis)
Examples
- Mziwaziwa hukua kando ya bwawa.The sedge plant grows beside the swamp.
- Je, mziwaziwa hutumika kwa jambo lolote?Is the sedge plant used for anything?
- Ardhi ile ilikuwa imejaa mziwaziwa.That land was full of sedge plants.
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