kukunata plant with leaves that are chewed with betel nuts; similar to [...]

Part of Speech n3
    • plant with leaves that are chewed with betel nuts; similar to the mustard seed leaf
      • plants
      • Example 3866:
        A pate kukunata te bubuu mene naha.
        Grandma's bunch of kukunata leaves for chewing.
        Source: Ond 01W 067
      • Example 3867:
        O kukunata na tara koa vonaen teo marai, evehee o marai na vuuvua nana, o kukunata he ahiki.
        The kukunata looks similar to the marai, but the marai has fruit, while the kukunata does not.
        Source: Eno 19W 010
      • Example 3868:
        Bean tau naha ean repaa vuuvuu a are tea eva, ean repaa mono e bono paka kukunata.
        When you are about to chew betel nut, you dip a betel nut into the lime, you wrap it into kukunata-leaves.
        Source: Eno 19W 011

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  • See also:
    • eva corals / lime
    • marai pepper plant chewed with betel nut. It is dipped into the lime and chewed
    • vuuvua1 bear fruit; produce fruit
    • vuuvuu dip something into something
    • pate1 bunch