rom1 trunk of animals and plants; stem of plants

Part of Speech n3
    • trunk of animals and plants; stem of plants
      • plants
      • Example 1807:
        "Nigara are nao tea mosi ta maa rom veresun, are ma tapa ta maa panasu teara mene hae pahana vo Teapu."
        "Let us go to cut some stems of the wild banana, then let us build some rafts to cross over to Teop Island."
        Source: Sii 15W 109
      • Example 6008:
        A koinia a kakaavoo, eove he a rahirahi rom paru rom nae.
        The Convict Surgeonfish is white, but it has black vertical stripes on its trunk.
        Source: Vaa 09W 212
      • Example 6213:
        A iana riirivi a sii bebeahu koa, evehee a sii rahirahi kopaa a rom nae.
        The riirivi fish is long and its trunk is a bit striped from the head to the tail.
        Source: Sii 11W 096

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