pagara thick stalk of the palm frond; petiole; footstalk

Part of Speech n3
    • thick stalk of the palm frond; petiole; footstalk
      • plants
      • 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
      • Example 5252:
        O pagara are, pagara atovo, pagara kobuu.
        The stalk of the betelnut frond, the stalk of the sago palm frond, the stalk of the kobuu palm frond.
        Source: Sii 15W 098
      • Example 5253:
        O pagara overe vai na hana vahata koana, sihum koa ore kuu. Rosin maa mene ona ameam, ta peha team repaa tagevo.
        The footstalk of the coconut frond hangs badly, just a bit and it falls down. Run away, otherwise it will hit you and someone of you might get injured.
        Source: Sii 15W 102-103
      • Example 5254:
        O pagara eve to ato vakis batana teo rom overe. Beo pagara mahaka, ore paa kuu. Na paku tamuana bata vonae, ei beo overe kao hiava batana, o pagara repaa kuu mi bono pihae.
        The footstalk still holds on to the trunk of the coconut palm. When the footstalk is dries up, it falls down. It always falls down like this, when the coconut palm grows taller, the footstalk falls down with the frond.
        Source: Sii 16W 050-054
      • Example 5255:
        Beo pihae mahaka teo overe, o pagara repaa takapa kahi bono rom. O pihae repaa kuu vo teo kasuana.
        When the coconut frond is dry on the coconut palm, the footstalk (petiole) comes off the stem. And the coconut frond falls down to the ground.
        Source: Joy 17W 112-114
      • Example 5256:
        O pagara overe vai na hana vahata koana, siihum koa ore kuu. Rosin maa mene ona ameam, ta peha team ore paa tagevo.
        "The footstalk of the coconut frond hangs badly, just a bit and it falls down. Run away, otherwise it will hit you, and someone of you might get injured."
        Source: Sii 16W 055-056

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  • See also:
    • pihae coconut frond
    • nanisi panicle, part of the coconut palm that bears the nuts
    • vaanoto suraa ni use something for lighting the fire