ruhu ficus tree; Bengal ficus

Part of Speech n3
    • ficus tree; Bengal ficus
      • plants
      • Scientific Name ficus benghalensis
      • Example 6275:
        O ruhu eve o meho naono to sun nana rasuu. O naono bona o beera sana. Eve he o kara berobero.
        The Bengal ficus is a tree that stands in the bush. This tree is very big. It has many fibres.
        Source: Sii 24W 082
      • Example 6276:
        O naono vai o ruhu na sunsun batana rapana kasuana ae rasuu. O naono bona o bebeera kurus. O manii na rakerake rori tea popo teo naono bona. A tabaan teori o vua ruhu, bara o ruhu mee na murun kurus nana o komana avaava bara maa hum vai tea ana nae.
        The Bengal ficus stands near the beach and in the jungle. This tree is very big. The flying foxes like to live in this tree. Their food is the ruhu nuts. The Bengal ficus is also very cool, the inside of its holes and the places in between its roots.
        Source: fieldnotes 2008 rev by Ond
      • Example 6277:
        O ruhu o ana berobero. O ana nae na iku gunaha taneo maana gina tea maa pea nae. O ana ruhu na topo nana gina ore paa hana gunaha maana vo putaa.
        The Bengal ficus has many roots. Its roots dangle down from its branches high up. The roots stick there high up and then hang down to the ground.
        Source: Sii 24W 084-086 (rev by Ond)
      • Example 6278:
        O ana ruhu mee na tei me nana bona porete vaa tea kamis nihi. Koto vamuramuraka o sii ana ruhu vai o sii rutaa, ean repaa vaatei ee tea hum takepo.
        The roots of the Bengal ficus contain medicine against tooth ache. Bite off and soften a little piece of the Bengal ficus root and put it on the place (where a piece) split off.
        Source: Sii 24W 087-088

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