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eloah
v. to blossom, as reeds; also "elwa"
bookmarketuko, cai
v. to split wood
bookmarkhui heldei
v.n. to sail
bookmarkijmau
n. without branches
bookmarkincai upunupun
n. bramble
bookmarkinceimu
n. shrub to treelet, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3265)
Example: Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.
bookmarkincetcanalaeñ
incuwukava
inhurei
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinlah
n. light
bookmarkinmauwad
n. a convolvulus
bookmarkinmoso
n. fog or mist
bookmarkinrigen natmas
n. kind of banana
bookmarkintaig apig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintaig um has
n. kind of taro
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inteses
n. parasite in tree, flowers orange with reddish base. Growing in secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5000)
Example: This plant is said to have a type of magical use. Young men take one node of the stem of this plant and use it in an unspecified way to attract young women.
bookmarkinyat
n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3645)
Example: The ripe fruits of this plant are edible and said to be delicious as well as smell very good. When the fruits turn brown and soft you can open it and there will be a shell like an upsidedown turtle shell. You can eat the fruit out. As the fruit smells good, people put a basket of ripe fruits in their homes to give it a good smell. The unripe fruits can be eaten, but only when cooked in an earth oven so it is not sticky. The tree can be used for sawn timber. Can be used for building house, specifically the house posts. Number one timber.
bookmarkinyitupau
n. kind of tree
bookmarkkalmapig
n. kind of banana
bookmarkleucen
adj. ripe, as taro
bookmarknadine
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahaigjopdak
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahrin nij
n. kind of taro
bookmarknahtaicai
n. plant
bookmarknahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknalad iran
n. seed of a fig
bookmarknalauba
[nalauba] n. Emerald Dove
Example: Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe/Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknaparap
n. epiphytic fern on main tree trunk, growing in dry forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3504)
Example: This is a medicine to treat fresh cuts. Take the leaf of this species, macerate it and add 1 tablespoon of water and wrap in a Macaranga leaf, and then heat it on a fire. After heating, puncture the side of the Macaranga leaf and drop the hot juice on the fresh cut. This is said to be good before going to see the Dispensary or if you do not have access to a health care professional.
bookmarknapat
n. a cloud, blackness, darkness
bookmarknasahas
n. a small water-plant
bookmarknatarau
n. a bamboo flute
bookmarknathut u nadiat
n. dawn of day
bookmarknatoga u inmeijcop
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknauanieg
n. reed
bookmarknaupigat
nausecrai
n. a species of thorn
bookmarknehivaing
neiang
neijin nij
n. cliff
bookmarkneroa
netcetas
nevehev
n. current of air
bookmarknidwunitei
n. tree fern, trunk 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4102)
Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the white one. See GMP #4100, Cyathea sp., which is considered the black one.
bookmarknijisei
n. herb to 1 m, flowers white with red bracts (collection: Michael J. Balick #4912)
Example: To treat high blood pressure. Take a half liter of water, mix a handful of roots in it, boil, drink one cup 3 times daily, warm, for three days. This is to treat high blood pressure when diagnosed in the clinic. The leaf is woven for grass skirts--dry in sun, weave into skirts.
bookmarknilpudou
n. herb to 70 cm, florets yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4998)
Example: To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.
bookmarknilyat
n. the name of a tree, the leaves of which blister
bookmarknipahas
n. tree, 10. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3632)
Example: This plant produces a very strong wood that can be used for an ax or knife handle or a handle for any type of tool. It is a good wood for house posts. It must be dried to use, but it can be dried without the use of fire. Made as with others in ancient days used to make a war club, shape with stone, heat in fire to make it strong.
bookmarknisalau
n. blossoms on breadfruit
bookmarknithwunitei
tree fern, trunk 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4102)
Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the white one. See GMP # 4100, textit{Cyathea sp}, which is considered the black one.
bookmarknohmun wai
n. bank (of a river)
bookmarknomotmot tucjup
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknomropom
n. shrub to 2 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4874)
Example: This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.
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nuei
n. vine climbing up a dead tree, growing in dense rainforest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4056)
Example: 1. The stems are used as a traditional rope to fasten house posts. First a length of stem is coiled in a figure-eight pattern. It is then heated to render it pliable. Once heated, for several minutes, it is immediately used to fasten the posts. When cool, it is set and inflexible. Such a fastener can last 20 years.
bookmarknugyaubod
n. kind of tree
bookmarknuh
n. a yam
bookmarknuhialeg upni
nuhlinevai
n. kind of banana
bookmarksepagko
adv. down yonder
bookmarktatau
n. Pickhandle barracuda
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkuvid
n. three days ago; three days hence
bookmarkwiwi
n. kind of breadfruit
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