vimelea

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Meaning

Parasitic plants that grow on and draw nourishment from other plants.

Good to know

plural of kimelea (ki-/vi- class); botanical/biological term, also used generally for parasites/microbes.

Examples

• Vimelea hivyo vilikuwa vimeenea kwenye miti yote ya bustani.Those parasitic plants had spread across all the garden's trees.
• Wakulima walijaribu kuondoa vimelea kwenye mizabibu.The farmers tried to remove the parasitic plants from the vines.
• Je, vimelea hivi vinaweza kuua mti mzima?Can these parasitic plants kill a whole tree?
• Mtaalamu wa kilimo alishauri dawa dhidi ya vimelea.The agricultural expert advised medicine against the parasitic plants.