belebale common fern

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ᵐbeleᵐbale
Tanema Equivalent	nara

• • common fern
  • • Bot

  Scientific Name	Cyclosorus spp ; Pteridophyta
  Lexical Function Gloss	tree fern
  Encyclopedic Info	Etym.: Literally ‘skin of breadfruit’, probably due to the honeycomb aspect of fern leaves.

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• See also:
  • iebe bush fern / a besom, tradit. made with fern leaves; hence a broom
  • bokoe tree fern