nanisi panicle, part of the coconut palm that bears the nuts

Part of Speech n3
    • panicle, part of the coconut palm that bears the nuts
      • plants
      • Example 1111:
        A peha totoka ge buaku totoka overe na antee nana tea hana teo peho nanisi overe.
        Six or seven coconuts can hang on one coconut panicle.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 032
      • Example 4827:
        Beo nanis bara o vahara overe beera bata maa, orepaa parata bata maa bono rakopo, ore antee beo nanis tavus kahi bono rakopo.
        When the panicle and the little nuts grow big, they will open the flower-sheath so that the panicle can come out of the flower-sheath.
        Source:
        Sii 15W 120
      • Example 4828:
        O pagara no overe, ae o nanisi na vaanoto suraa pete ni riori.
        The footstalk of the coconut frond and the panicle are also used for lighting the fire.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 117

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  • See also:
    • pagara thick stalk of the palm frond; petiole; footstalk
    • overe1 coconut palm
    • rakopo1 (of coconuts) flower-sheath; spathe; sheath covering the coconuts
    • vaanoto suraa ni use something for lighting the fire