siroaka2 the hollow between the stem and a branch

Part of Speech n2
    • the hollow between the stem and a branch
      • plants
      • Example 1470:
        A gaga teori he amaa nama ruene vai to agaa batana tea maa vakarapi to dao raara bona siroaka.
        Their drink (i.e. the flying foxes' drink) is the water puddles that stay in the forks (and) are called siroaka ('mirror').
        Source: Sii 10W 077
      • Example 6476:
        O naovana na gaga ruene rori teo siroaka.
        Birds drink water from the rainwater collected in the hollow of a branch.
        Source: NaphSen 02W 238b

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