vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species [...]

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form filo
Tanema Equivalent veila
Lovono Equivalent kuile
    • plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified
      • Bot
    • Sense Comment gen
      • Example 613:
        vilo pe li-e
        [a plant that one eats] an edible plant
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S49
      • Example 744:
        A-rom, na vilo engaiote! Vilo pon i-vio teve kiapa tae.
        Look at this strange plant! We don't have it in our island.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003353#S25
      • Example 2636:
        vilo peini melevele
        ‘famine food’
    • tree
    • Sense Comment esp
    • wood
      • Example 178:
        Li-bi vilo li-la ñe amuko.
        They carved some wood and applied seaweed varnish to it.
      • Example 2639:
        Puro, li-bo vilo korone.
        To make an arrow, you sharpen a piece of strong wood.
    • piece of wood, stick
    • (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 429:
        Li-dai ñe vilo li-asai botongo.
        We wrap it around a stick and tie it with a stitch [lit. stitch cover].
      • Example 822:
        Li-ia iawo ñe vilo.
        We light fire with (pieces of) wood.

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  • See also:
    • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick
    • wowo top of ‹tree+›
    • oie central part, trunk / size of body, stoutness
    • utele thigh / stump, base; root system ‹of a tree› / base ‹of rock+› / start, beginning
    • kara root
    • ela1 branch
    • mengela top ‹of tree, vilo› / end ‹of s.th., esp. wooden› / piece ‹of wood, vilo›, stick
    • mana flower
    • delesa petal
    • uie leaf / page
    • vese seed / small part, element: used in various compounds
    • wa fruit
    • bele skin / skin / bark / cover
    • ~do1 plant ‹trees›
    • ~teli put ‹s.th.› down / bury ‹s.o., s.th.› / plant ‹fruit, taro+› / grow ‹leaves+› / send ‹message›
    • ~karau grow / grow up, become older / grow stout, put on weight; be fat
    • ~toe2 chop at s.th. (ñe); destroy
    • ~bo2 carve ‹wood›, to give it a specific shape or sharpen it