veve vine, liana; bark of hibiscus with the elongated shape of a vine [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	feve

1. • vine, liana; bark of hibiscus with the elongated shape of a vine
   • • Bot

   Syntactic Restriction	natural
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	tero asoe

   • • Example 2414:
       

       Li-la tero li-dai ñe uie luro.

       They take a liana and wrap it with coconut leaves.

     • Example 2608:
       

       li-katei veve

       pull a vine (in the bush)

2. • rope, string, put to various uses

   Syntactic Restriction	manmade
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	tero

   • • Example 955:
       

       Kape li-au, li-ngago iunubo iune iune ñe veve.

       They will wrap [the food], and fasten every parcel using rope.

Related entries

• See also:
  • avutone piece of rope or liana, used to fasten together bulky burdens, e.g. food harvested from the garden, or firewood