kara sigauva fibres used for threads and strings; string made of fibres

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - n
    • fibres used for threads and strings; string made of fibres
      • plants
      • Example 2992:
        O kara sigauva na tei batana teo rom ubana.
        The fibres used for strings are in the stem of the ubana.
        Source:
        Jan 02W 044
      • Example 2993:
        O paka raon na tei me nana bono sinoo nae. Eara ne gono pete rara a kara sigauva teo raono.
        The heliconia indica leaf has a midrib. We also get the fibres used for strings from the heliconia indica.
        Source:
        Sii 17W 322-323
      • Example 2994:
        O taovu na kuna riori bono sigauva roge na matatopo varaba komana riori.
        The hood is sewn with a thread that has been prepared in advance from the fibres of the hibiscus tree.
        Source:
        Sii 41W 043

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  • See also:
    • raon heliconia indica, plant similar to the banana
    • ubana big leafy plant which grows in clusters and is used for wrapping food and covering the earth oven. Its white, young shoots are edible
    • sigauva string or thread made of fibres