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buwalew
/bualɔw/
 
n.
Ternstroemia_toquian
a type of poisonous tree (used for fishing)
Dakela niyu te eg-uyan ka buwalew su dakel ka weyig ne eggiluwan ta.
Bring more Buwalew, a poisonous tree because the river we are poisoning is big.
Cult. The fruit and bark are used for poisoning fish
Eng. poisonous tree
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Tree (1.5.1)
OCM: Fishing (226)
DDP: Fishing (6.4.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT

Updated by: RJH,AAA,TME,QDL
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009