raon heliconia indica, plant similar to the banana

Part of Speech n3
Variant Form(s) raono
    • heliconia indica, plant similar to the banana
      • plants
      • Scientific Name heliconia indica
      • Example 3613:
        O paka raon na kokopo tao pete ni raara.
        We also use the heliconia indica leaves for covering the earth oven.
        Source: Sii 17W 321
      • Example 4601:
        O paka raon na moomono iana, guu ae goroto ni raara beara tau tao.
        The heliconia indica leaves are used for wrapping up fish, pigs and turtles when we are about to make an oven.
        Source: Sii 17W 319
      • Example 6051:
        O raon a paka nae na potee nana bono paka pauna.
        The heliconia indica leaves are similar to banana leaves.
        Source: Eno 2012W 002
      • Example 6052:
        A vuu raon, amaa sunaha ae amaa raon vai amaa bebeera to pura nana teo peho hum koa. Na tei me nana bono vua nae o kasikasiree bara o taporohi nae mee.
        A cluster of raon, the shoots and the big raons grow just in one place. It has yellow fruit and also flowers.
        Source: Sii 17W 317-318
      • Example 6053:
        A paapao, tamato, hiihii bara meha maa sii tabaan vaa mohina na moomono maa raara bona paka raon beara tau dee voosu mae.
        We wrap greens, tomatoes, ginger and other food from the garden into heliconia indica leaves when we carry them home.
        Source: Sii 17W 320
      • Example 6054:
        O paka raon na tei me nana bono sinoo nae. Eara na gono pete rara a kara sigauva teo raono.
        The heliconia indica leaf has a midrib. We also get the fibres used for strings from the heliconia indica.
        Source: Sii 17W 322-323

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  • See also:
    • monomono wrap things up into wrappers or parcels
    • moomono wrap something with something; cover something up with something
    • tao1 earth oven
    • hiraata plant with long leaves like the banana plant and the heliconia indica
    • kake raon hut made of raon leaves (heliconia indica)
    • kara sigauva fibres used for threads and strings; string made of fibres
    • kosi2 cut leaves
    • paka raon leaf of the heliconia indica, a banana-like plant, used for covering the earth oven and wrapping up food
    • papa otei group of men
    • pate hiraata bunch of hiraata leaves, which are similar to heliconia indica leaves
    • tao2 make an earth oven, bake something (in the earth oven),
    • ubana big leafy plant which grows in clusters and is used for wrapping food and covering the earth oven. Its white, young shoots are edible
    • vaapisi ni fold something (e.g. leaves)