kobusu (of nuts and fruit) not ripe and therefore watery inside / (of [...]

Part of Speech adj
    • (of nuts and fruit) not ripe and therefore watery inside
      • food & drink
      • Example 1630:
        Goe tea osi o bai o kobus!
        Don't pick the unripe mangoes!
        Source:
        Ond 01W 050
      • Example 3566:
        Na an koana bona are vai a kobus.
        (She) only eats betel nuts that are watery inside.
        Source:
        Kor 01R 060
    • (of wood, bamboo) young and moist; fresh
      • plants
      • Example 3567:
        O vehu roge vai o kobus na tahihi vakahu nana. O peana vai o pea manoto ahiki.
        A fresh hibiscus branch can quickly be peeled. But a mature branch cannot.
        Source:
        Joy 18W 004-005
      • Example 3568:
        Eara sa antee haara tea mosi o koopu vai o kobus.
        We cannot cut a young and moist bamboo.
        Source:
        Eno 03W 010

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