navanava bars

Part of Speech n2
Morphology nava-nava
Gloss RED-bar
    • bars
      • plants
      • Example 4910:
        Amaa naono vai to tei me rori bona maa navanava riori: koverau, kururu, koopu, tovu, tabuana.
        The plants that have bars separated by knots are: the koverau, kururu and koopu bamboo, the sugar cane and the wild sugar cane.
        Source: Sii 40W 023

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  • See also:
    • koopu1 kind of bamboo
    • koverau kind of bamboo, smaller and stronger than common bamboo; grows in clusters and is used for making fishing spears and hooks
    • kururu bamboo species
    • tabuana kind of sugarcane
    • tovu sugarcane