Plant names in Luganda and English - Common Luganda Vocabulary

Learn common Luganda vocabulary with this English-to-Luganda list of Plant names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Luganda language skills through popular words and play Luganda quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Luganda language, then the 1000 most common Luganda words will help you to learn the Luganda language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Plant vocabulary words in Luganda.

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List of Plant names in Luganda with English Pronunciation

Learn Plant in Luganda, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Luganda vocabulary for daily conversations.

Plant names - Luganda

Acorn	acorn (omubisi gw'enjuki).
Agriculture	okulima n'okulunda
Angiosperm	angiosperm (omusuwa gw’omubiri).
Autotroph	autotroph y’omuntu (autotroph).
Axilary bud	ekikolo ekiyitibwa axilary bud
Biennial	buli luvannyuma lwa myaka ebiri
Blade	omusa
Blossom	ekimuli
Botany	eby’ebimera
Bract	bract
Branch	olusaga
Bromeliad	ekirungo kya bromeliad
Bud	bud
Cactus	cactus (cactus) nga kino
Calyx	calyx
Canopy	canopy
Carpel	carpel (carpel) nga bwe kiri
Clover	clover ya clover
Cork	kkooko (cork) nga
Dicot	dicot

Endosperm	endosperm y’omubiri (endosperm).
Epicotyl	epikotiyili (epikoti) mu ddwaaliro
Evergreen	ekimera ekirabika obulungi (evergreen).
Fern	fern (fern) ow’ekika kya fern
Fertilizer	ekigimusa
Filament	filament (filament) (filament) (filament).
Flora	ebimera ebiyitibwa flora
Flower	ekimuli
Foliage	ebikoola by’amajaani
Garden	ennimiro
Germinate	okumera
Ginkgo	ginkgo
Grain	empeke
Grass	essubi
Grove	grove
Grow	okukula
Gum	ggaamu
Hardy	hardy
Hastate	hastate
Herb	omuddo

Horticulture	okulima ensuku
Hybrid	hybrid
Inflorescence	ebimuli ebiyitibwa inflorescence
Internode	internode wakati w’ennyingo
Ivy	ivy
Jungle	ensiko
Juniper	omuti gwa juniper
Kudzu	kudzu
Lamina	lamina
Leaf	ekikoola
Legume	ebinyeebwa
Meristem	meristem (meristem) nga bwe kiri
Midrib	midrib ey’omu makkati
Monocot	monocot
Moss	ebiwuka ebiyitibwa moss
Nectar	obubisi
Needle	empiso
Node	node
Nut	kinyeebwa
Ovary	enkwaso

Palm	ekibatu
Palmate	palmate (omukono).
Peduncle	ekikolo ekiyitibwa peduncle
Perennial	ebimera ebiwangaala
Petal	ekimuli ekimuli (petal).
Petiole	ekikolo ekiyitibwa petiole
Phloem	phloem
Photosynthesis	okusengejja ekitangaala
Pinnate	okukola pinnate
Pistil	pistil
Pith	pith
Plumule	plumule (plumule) nga bwe kiri
Pollen	obuwuka obuyitibwa pollen
Pollinate	okufukirira (pollinate).
Prickle	okufumita
Rachis	rachis
Reniform	reniform
Resin	resin
Reticulate	okukola reticulate (reticulate) mu ngeri ey’ekikugu
Rings	empeta

Root	omuzi
Sap	sap
Sapling	okumera ebimera
Seed	ensigo
Seedling	ensukusa
Sepal	sepal
Shamrock	shamrock ekika kya shamrock
Shoot	okukuba essasi
Shrub	ekisaka
Soil	ettaka
Spine	omugongo
Spore	spore (spore) nga bwe kiri
Sprout	okumera
Stalk	okulinnya akagere
Stamen	stamen (stamen) ekika kya stamen
Stand	okuyimirira
Stem	enduli
Stigma	okuvumwavumwa
Stipule	stipule (stipule) nga bwe kiri
Stoma	stoma

Succulent	ebiwoomerera
Sunlight	omusana
Tap root	koona ku kikolo
Thorn	eggwa
Tree	omuti
Trunk	essanduuko
Tuber	ekikuta ky’ebikuta
Twig	ettabi ly’ettabi
Understory	wansi w’omuti
Vascular plant	ekimera ky’emisuwa
Vein	omusuwa
Venation	venation (omusuwa gw’omusaayi).
Vine	omuzabbibu
Weed	omuddo
Whorled	nga yeekulukuunya

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Top 1000 Luganda words

Here you learn top 1000 Luganda words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Luganda meanings with transliteration.

Eat	okulya
All	-onna
New	-pya
Snore	okusinda
Fast	okusiiba
Help	okuyamba
Pain	obulumi
Rain	enkuba
Pride	amalala
Sense	okuwulira
Large	-gazi
Skill	eby'emikono
Panic	okupakuka
Thank	okwebaza
Desire	okwagala
Woman	omukazi
Hungry	enjala okuluma

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Daily use Luganda Sentences

Here you learn top Luganda sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Luganda meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Wasuze otya
What is your name	Erinnya lyo gwe ani
What is your problem	Ekizibu kyo kiri ki?
I hate you	Nkukyawa
I love you	Nkwagala
Can I help you	Nsobola okukuyamba?
I am sorry	Nsonyiwa
I want to sleep	Njagala kwebaka
This is very important	Kino kikulu nnyo
Are you hungry	Enjala ekuluma?
How is your life	Obulamu bwo buli butya?
I am going to study	Ngenda kusoma