swahili [noun]

Mgagani

Maana (Definition)

A traditional leafy green vegetable with a slightly bitter flavor, highly valued for medicinal and nutritional qualities across East Africa.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

spider plant vegetable / Cleome gynandra

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mgagani

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu Botany

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mama alipika mgagani na ugali wa muhogo."

Translation: Mother cooked spider plant greens with cassava ugali.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

sagani mchicha