njugu mawe

== Swahili == === Alternative forms === njugumawe === Etymology === Compound of njugu +‎ mawe. === Noun === njugu mawe class IX (plural njugu mawe class X) hard groundnut Bambara groundnut ==== Hypernyms ==== njugu === References === Ngugi, G.W. (1997), “Kenya”, in J. Heller, F. Begemann, J. Mushonga, editors, Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.‎[1], Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institut, →ISBN, page 37 of 33-44: “It is thus possible that the Swahili name for bambara groundnut was later changed to describe its characteristics (‘njugu mawe’: ‘njugu’ meaning hard, ‘mawe’ meaning stone), and to distinguish it from the now adopted plant of similar characteristics – peanut (‘njugu karanga’).”