asita¹ putty nut tree; atun tree; makita tree; a tree with nuts used to [...]

Part of Speech

n3

• • putty nut tree; atun tree; makita tree; a tree with nuts used to putty the knotholes in the canoe
  • • plants

  Scientific Name

  atuna racemosa

  • • Example 379:
      

      Gono maa ta maa vua asita are asita o sinivi teara.

      Get some asita nuts to putty (the knotholes of) our canoe.

      Source: Ond 01W 008

Related entries

• See also:
  • asita² putty nut, brown and oval-shaped nut with a hard shell
  • maraasita Cascading Maniltoa; Cascading Bean