purapura (of plants and shellfish) grow somewhere

Part of Speech vi
Morphology pura-pura
Gloss RED-grow
    • (of plants and shellfish) grow somewhere
      • growth
      • animals, shellfish
      • Example 670:
        O basu na purapura batana tea hatana ge komana boon.
        The nipa palm grows in muddy places or in the mangrove swamps.
        Source: Joy 12W 069
      • Example 749:
        O kehaa vai na purapura batana teo tete vai, to orooro binubinu batana komana tahii bono vuri o bebeahu.
        This shellfish grows on the logs, that have been floating around in the sea for a long time. (i.e. the shellfish called kekehai)
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 118-119

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  • See also:
    • pura2 (of plants) grow somewhere