karuu1 Cut Nut, tree with edible nuts

Part of Speech n3
    • Cut Nut, tree with edible nuts
      • plants
      • Scientific Name barringtonia edulis
      • Example 3106:
        O naono vai o karuu na purapura batana tea maa vaan.
        The Cut-Nut grows in the villages.
        Source: Sii 15W 042
      • Example 3107:
        No mosi kapa maa to kapa karuu, ean repaa ma vaanana nie teo suraa, ean repaa nana o hum vai to kamis nana ei toon man.
        Go and cut off some bark of the Cut-Nut palm. Then you warm it over the fire and then warm the part that hurts on your back.
        Source: Sii 15W 043
      • Example 3108:
        Katei! A karuu tean - vuvua vabebeera ta! A! no peha!
        Goodness! Your Cut-Nut tree - bears big fruit! Ah! (I´ll) go (and) climb (it)!
        Source: Vae 01R 070-073

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