Swahili
vilua
vee-LOO-ah
How to say it
Swahiliviluavee-LOO-ahsoon
Englishliana flowerssoon
Frenchfleurs de lianesoon
Meaning
The flowers of a species of liana, a climbing vine.
Good to know
plural of kilua (ki-/vi- class); botanical, rare register.
Examples
- Msituni tulikuta vilua vikichanua kwenye miti.In the forest we found liana flowers blooming on the trees.
- Vilua hivyo vina harufu nzuri sana.Those liana flowers have a very pleasant smell.
- Wanabiolojia walirekodi aina mpya za vilua.The biologists recorded new types of liana flowers.
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