naono¹ plant (generic term) / tree (generic term); palm

1. • plant (generic term)
   • • plants

   • • Example 2557:
       

       Ivoohi o naono. O naono bona sa beera vira haana.

       The ivoohi is a plant. This plant is not very big.

       Source: Sii 31W 020

     • Example 4856:
       

       Kaneasun. O sii naono sa beera vira haana.

       (A noxious weed) This plant is not very big.

       Source: Aro Sha Joy 01W 045

2. • tree (generic term); palm

   • • Example 2965:
       

       Ariata. O kara korisi. Sa naono haana.

       Wild yam. It is a vine. It is not a tree.

       Source: Joy 12W 001-002

     • Example 4857:
       

       O pakoo o naono ahiki ta vakarapi.

       The Albert palm is a tree without forks.

       Source: Sii 17W 265

     • Example 4858:
       

       Mosono saka o naono haana, saka pura vaa teo naono haana.

       The mosono fern is not a tree, it does not grow like a tree.

       Source: Aro Sha Joy 01W 086

     • Example 4859:
       

       mepaa peha teo naono,

       an (he) climbed a tree

       Source: Mor 03R 131

     • Example 4860:
       

       Eara na hopo rara rasuu to tei nana o naono. Eara repaa sisira o naono havee toro busu voe beara tagava e.

       (The method of making an indigenous canoe goes like this.) We go into the jungle where the tree is. Then we examine where the tree must fall down when we fell it.

       Source: Tah 02E(Eno) 003-004

Related entries

• See also:
  • kara korisi vine (generic term)
  • a² basic plural specific article introducing NPs headed by a n3 noun, also introducing adjectival, numeral and determiner phrases related to NPs headed by a n3 noun.
  • nao overe coconut palm
  • naokaakau cocoa tree
  • vua naono tree fruit