subui1 weed (generic term); little plant

Part of Speech n3
    • weed (generic term); little plant
      • plants
      • Example 276:
        O apesuu sa naono haana. O sii subui koa.
        The apesuu is not a tree. It is just a little weed.
        Source: Joy 12W 009
      • Example 5449:
        Rapis o pata subui.
        Cut the patch of weeds.
        Source: Eno 19W 021
      • Example 6537:
        A sumoo eve a meha kookaa. Na teitei nana tea maa subuii.
        The Leaf Cricket is a grasshopper. It lives in the weeds.
        Source: Sir 01W 150-151
      • Example 6538:
        O subui. Evehee o avuavuhu. Na neba bata ni riori tea maa mohina.
        It (the kenekenevio, colocasia species) is a little plant. but it smells nice. They plant it in the gardens.
        Source: Joy 12W 043

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  • See also:
    • apesuu kind of fragrant plant growing in swampy and cold places, used in times of singsing and other traditional rituals.
    • kasiree turmeric
    • kenekenevio a plant with a nice scent worn like a necklace in dances
    • subui2 be overgrown with weeds
    • kara pihi a weed
    • konoa a wild pit-pit grass often found growing in clumps along river banks
    • pata subui patch of weeds
    • rapisi2 cut something (e.g. grass) with a long bush knife