kurutasi kind of fragrant plant used for ceremonies and for medicine

Part of Speech n3
    • kind of fragrant plant used for ceremonies and for medicine
      • plants
      • Example 3933:
        Kurutasi. O naono o beera. Na pura batana rasuu. Tea maa hagi na paku riori bona maa mago, eori repaa hagi me bari.
        A big plant. It grows in the bush. They make necklaces for the dances, and then they dance with them.
        Source: Joy 12W 047-049
      • Example 3934:
        Amaa meha maa naono avuavuhu teara ei, o sukuita, tomo, apesuu, vane bara maa meha maa taba vai to avuavuhu mataa nana.
        Our other fragrant plants are: sukuita, tomo, apesu, vane and other things that smell good.
        Source: SiiSen 03W 268
      • Example 3935:
        Kahu maa ta kahu kurutasi are vaagaga e sumeke na kamisi nana.
        Scrape some kurutasi then we give it to the old man to drink who is ill.
        Source: Eno 19W 014

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  • See also:
    • mago2 necklace used in traditional ceremonies