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kigelia

kigelia noun: the African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.

Noun

kigelia (plural kigelias)

  1. The African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.
    • They found these seeds and painted faces on them,” she says, picking up a long sausage-like fruit fallen from the kigelia trees.2015 August 29, “Childhood freedoms at heart of a wild life under African skies”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of kigelia

Forms of kigelia

pluralkigelias

Origin of kigelia

From the genus name.

Questions about kigelia

What does kigelia mean?
Kigelia means the African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.
What part of speech is kigelia?
Kigelia is a noun.
What is the plural of kigelia?
The plural of kigelia is kigelias.

Words near kigelia in the dictionary

  1. Kiga
  2. kigaku
  3. Kigali
  4. Kigalian
  5. Kigalians
  6. kigelia
  7. kigelias
  8. Kiger
  9. Kigers
  10. Kiggins
  11. Kigginses

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