ubana big leafy plant which grows in clusters and is used for wrapping [...]

• • big leafy plant which grows in clusters and is used for wrapping food and covering the earth oven. Its white, young shoots are edible
  • • plants
    • food & drink

  • • Example 2340:
      

      Kopaa o ubana, ean repaa gono o hum mataa komanae mene o paapao teara.

      Cut the ubana shoot into halves and then get the good part inside for our vegetables.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 275

    • Example 7709:
      

      O ubana eve o raon na sunsun nana rasuu. O paka nae o pereperee bara o paka beera, na kokopo tao ni raara. O hum vaa komanae na dao raara bono ubana o hum aniani.

      The ubana is a leafy plant that stands in the bush. Its leaves are green and big, we cover the earth oven with them. The part inside is called ubana, it is the edible part.

      Source: Jan 02W 013

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• See also:
  • kopaa cut something lengthwise; cut something open; cut something in half; cut something from top to bottom; cut open from head to tail
  • raon heliconia indica, plant similar to the banana
  • gia cut the ubana-plant open with a knife and split it with the hands down to the bottom
  • kara sigauva fibres used for threads and strings; string made of fibres
  • obana big leafy plant that grows in clusters and is used for wrapping food