pura hiava2 (of a tree) height

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure vi - vi
Morphology pura hiava
Gloss grow go.up
    • (of a tree) height
      • dimensional properties
      • Example 1107:
        A pura hiava teve na antee nana bono buaku saavun ato.
        Its height reaches 20 metres. (lit. Its growing up reaches 20 metres; i.e. the sloanea species called <borekape>)
        Source: Sii 31W 007

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  • See also:
    • borekape big rainforest tree, big round leaves, straight boled yellow wood, grows to a height of 20 m
    • hiava go up (to a place in the mountains); move upwards / go up (to a place in the ocean)