anitáaki kajakáana species of fern

Part of Speech	noun
Root	anitáaki kajakáana

• • species of fern

Related entries

• Main Entry:
  • tákusi aniáasi ‘yarinilla’, species of fern that grows to some 2.5m in height, with a trunk that reaches some 2m in height; the fern fronds emerging from the trunk have small spines on their undersides, resembling a scorpion’s tail, from which the plant derives its name. These young fronds are used to treat scorpion stings, either by grating them and applying the resulting pulp to the affected area, or by drinking the pulp with water
• Subentry:
  • anitáaki ‘huangana’, the larger of the two peccary species, superficially similar to a wild pig. The <anitáaki> was traditionally a very important game animal
  • kajasi hair or fur on any part of the body / bristles or stiff hairs, as, e.g., on the backs of peccaries / feather