luro coconut tree or fruit

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	luro
Proto-Form	POc: *niuR
Tanema Equivalent	vadua
Lovono Equivalent	vedue

• • coconut tree or fruit

  Scientific Name

  Cocos nucifera

Related entries

• See also:
  • laro young coconut, good for drinking
  • luro coconut tree or fruit
  • mata luro germinated coconut
  • buia luro sprout ball formed inside a germinated coconut
  • mana luro inflorescence of coconut / rice
  • ela² natural juice
  • abwaro coconut ‘milk’, obtained by squeezing coconut flesh
  • kangele softer, edible part ‹of nut, shellfish›: hence endocarp; mollusc / main element ‹of s.th.›: prefix used for a few compound nouns
  • tele oil, extracted from certain plants, and cooked
  • lamwaro refuse ‹of coconut›, obtained after coconut flesh has been grated and milked
  • teipu cup made out of a coconut shell / drinking cup, e.g. for drinking kava
  • bauluko coconut palm
  • baro petiole of the coconut palm
  • uie luro coconut leaves, used to weave (~vei) a variety of artifacts
  • kiñe long, thin leaflets or vegetal fibres, typic. hanging down in great number / long, thin appendage hanging from ‹s.th.› in high number
  • iadiro midrib of a leaf
  • tenuro thick fibres composing the husk of a coconut / rope, traditionally made by braiding together coconut fibres
  • labaro husk of a coconut; esp. coir fibers in the husk / shoes, sandals
  • manave coconut skirt: cloth-like fibrous material at the base of the coconut tree
  • nuko coconut skirt: cloth-like fibrous material at the base of the coconut tree
  • laba luro coconut skirt: cloth-like fibrous material at the base of the coconut tree
  • ~avo² split ‹wood› using an axe (kome) / husk ‹coconuts›
  • ~lu¹ scrape ‹tuber› or grate ‹coconut flesh›, with a bivalve shell (aero) or grater
  • ~vei weave ‹s.th.›, plait