Plants > Woody Plants (lakau)
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n.
false eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii)
名
ルリハナガサモドキ，キツネノマゴ科ルリハナガサモドキ属の常緑低木
A small evergreen shrub. Its leaves are used to make leis. See also: lau tagitagi.
常緑の小低木．葉は花輪に用いられる．[参] lau tagitagi.
n.
breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
名
パンノキ，クワ科パンノキ属の常緑高木；ブレッドフルーツ
An important food commonly eaten in Tuvalu. The fruit is prepared in various ways, including roasting, frying, and boiling. See also: mei falai, fālifu mei, solo mei.
n.
papaya (Carica papaya)
名
パパイヤ，パパイヤ科パパイヤ属の常緑小高木
olesi (papaya) + pālagi (foreign). Olesi is the general term for papaya. Papayas with large fruit are called olesi palagi (“foreign papaya”), while those with small fruit are called olesi Tuvalu. The ripe fruit is eaten and also used as feed for livestock. The flowers are used to make leis. See also: olesi tuvalu.
olesi（パパイヤ）+ pālagi（外国の）． パパイヤの総称は olesi．実の大きなものを olesi palagi（外国のパパイヤ），実の小さなものを olesi Tuvalu と呼ぶ．熟した実は食用のほか，家畜の餌にも用いられる．花は花輪に用いられる．[参] olesi tuvalu.
n.
frangipani, plumeria (Plumeria rubra)
名
プルメリア，キョウチクトウ科インドソケイ属の落葉低木
Its flowers, which may be red, yellow, or other colors, are used for leis and as a fragrance. Also called melia. As it was introduced from Fiji and Nauru, it is also called pua Fiti, pua Nalu (Naulu), and melia Nalu. See also: melia.See also: melia.
赤や黄などの花をつけ，花輪や香料に用いられる．別名 melia．フィジーやナウルから持ち込まれたことから，pua Fiti，pua Nalu（Naulu），melia Nalu とも呼ばれる．[参] melia.
n.
Hernandia nymphaeifolia, lantern tree
名
ハスノハギリ属の常緑高木ハスノハギリ
