| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Samoan
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XW.VAVAE.*
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Vavae
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Kapok (Ceiba pentandra); also possibly the original name for the indigenous cotton sp. (Gossypium hirsutum), now rare.
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East Futuna
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FJ.PUA.1A
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Pua/tala, pua/fiti
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Frangipanier (Plumeria sp.)
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East Futuna
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FJ.PUA-PUA.2
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Puapua
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Nom d'une plante à fleurs blanches tres odoriférantes
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Hawaiian
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CP.WILI.1B
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Wiliwili
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Tree sp. (Erythrina sandwicensis)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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AN.SALATO
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Halato (Tafahi)
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Stinging-nettle tree sp. (Dendrocnide harveyi)
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Waya
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AN.SALATO
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Salato
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(Dendrocnide harveyi)
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Tongan
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PN.MAAFAQI
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Mafaʔi
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Creeper sp. (Luffa cylindrica)
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East Futuna
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PN.MAAFAQI
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Maafai
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Liane grimpante très dure (sorte de cornichon sauvage)
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Tuvalu
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CP.SAGALE
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Sagale
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Type of tree.
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Tuvalu
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CP.SAGALE
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Sagale
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Type of tree.
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Tuvalu
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CP.SAGALE
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Hangale
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Tree sp. (Lemnitzera littorea)
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Tongan
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PN.LAU-PATA
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Loupata
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Tree sp. (Macaranga harveyana)
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Samoan
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PN.LAU-PATA
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Laupata
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The name of a tree (Mallotus roxburghianus)
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Niue
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PN.MUTIE
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Mootie
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Grass (generic term)
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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??.TULUMA
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Tuluma
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A hand carved wooden cyclinder used for storing special items, especially the bonito hooks {paa}
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Takuu
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??.TULUMA
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Turuna, turuma
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Tubular wooden container for turmeric, sealed at one end and covered with fine plaiting
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Samoan
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??.TULUMA
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Tulula
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A basket to keep oil-bottles in; a foreign boat
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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??.TULUMA
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Tulula
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Boat (said to be a Samoan word). [?Samoan] A big, noisy, rusty vehicle; an old monstrosity of a vehicle ) (Sph).
Borrowed
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Austral Islands
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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Grass spp. (Enchinochloa, Panicum, Thuarea, Eleusine)
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Mangaia
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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Green; hard-stalked grasses and sedges in general (those having softer stalks called mauku)
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Tuamotu
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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A small-bladed, self-spreading variety of grass (Lepturus repens)
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Mangaia
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MP.MAHUKU
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Mauku
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Soft-stalked grasses and sedges in general (mostly introduced as fodder grasses); water-grass (purple flower, good for feeding pigs)
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Samoan
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OC.MAKO.3
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Maʔo
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Tree spp. including (Trichospermum richei) and (Melochia odorata)
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Tongan
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Kulukulu
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K. tree with inedible red fruit (Rubiaceae)
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Tongan
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Kulukulu/fa
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Small tree sp. (Meryta macrophylla). Called kulukulu on 'Eua.
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Samoan
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Ma/ʔuluʔulu
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Tree sp. (Meryta macrophylla)
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Waya
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Kulukulu
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Tree sp. (Dillenia biflora)
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Waya
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OC.MAKO.3
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Mako
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Tree taxon, Unknown, poss. Trichospermum richii
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Tongan
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FJ.LATA.2
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Lata
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Shrub sp. (Sophora tomentosa) ["Nowadays few people know this name."]
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Austral Islands
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FJ.LATA.2
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Rata
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(Metrosideros collina) (Ra'ivavae)
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Samoan
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PN.MAASOAQA
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Niu maasoaa
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Sago palm (Metroxylon warburgii)
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East Futuna
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SO.QOTA.3
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Ota
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Sagoutier (Metroxylon vitiense)
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Tongan
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PN.TAKAFALU
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Takafalu
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Small tree sp. (Micromelum minutum)
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Samoan
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PN.TAKAFALU
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Talavalu, talavalu
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(Micromelum minutum)
Phonologically Irregular
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Samoan
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PN.TAKAFALU
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Tamafalu, talafalu, taʔa mafalu
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(Micromelum minutum)
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.TAKAFALU
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Taka(taka)palu
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Small tree sp. (Micromelum minutum). Possibly also (Allophylus cobbe).
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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FJ.GASAU
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Ngatao
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Arrow (also other projectiles e.g. bullet)
Phonologically Irregular
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Mangareva
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CE.NONO.2*
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Nono
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Petit arbre (Morinda citrifolia) (Rubiacées)
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Mangaia
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CE.NONO.2*
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Nono
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Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifera)
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Hawaiian
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CE.NONI.2
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Noni
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Troubled, agitated, perplexed, confused; to mix
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Penrhyn
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CE.NONI.2
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Noni
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To scramble for, rush for, rush to get something; to mix up what should not be mixed up
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.NONI.2
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Noni
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Crooked, bent
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Mangareva
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CE.NONI.2
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Noni
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Blessure, faiblesse; infirme; boiter, clocher; marcher avec vaillance quoique malade, faible ou blessé
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Emae
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Vaavaa
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Rope, cord, string; vine; vine connecting joists and beams
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Fijian
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Waa
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Vine, creeper of any kind; string, bandage
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Waya
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Waa
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Generic for scrambling and climbing plants; creeper, vine; cord, rope, string, line
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Vaavaa
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Rope, fishing line
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West Futuna
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Vava/poŋi (ANI)
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Creeper for tying
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Waya
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FJ.WAA-WAA.2A
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Waa(waa)
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Intestines, innards, guts
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Niue
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MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Vaa
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Plant sp., high-climbing liana (Flagellaria gigantea) (traditionally used as rope...); angel vine (Dendrobium biflorum). Climbing plant (Flagellaria gigantea) (McE).
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