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benes
/bɔnɔs/
adj_rt.
“overgrown”
 
v.
for weeds (egbenes, migbenes/imbenes, benes, actor & theme, eg><ø-) to cover a place (egbenesan, imbenesan/migbenesan/pigbenesan, benesi, location, eg><an-)
Wrd.Gloss: overgrown
Egbenesan e ka kamet ni Huwan su warè din hilamuni.
Weeds have almost covered John's field because he didn't weed it.
Eng. weeds to cover a place; overgrown with weeds, be
OCM: Flora (137)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(mabenes, mA1-) overgrown with weeds (e.g., of a wilderness)
Eng. overgrown with weeds
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Forest, grassland, desert (1.2.1.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for a place (egmabenes, migmabenes/immabenes, theme, eg-mA1-) to become grassy
Eng. grassy, to become
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 30/Jul/2011