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baku

Bingham

bæ/ku

n. the top or leafy part of babai or taro cut close to the root for replanting.

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baku

n. top of plant, top of taro for replanting.
vc. ka bakua: to cut the head off, to cut the neck of, to behead (person), to truncate.
n. te kabaku: taro head.

Topics: Plants and trees, Babai and food crops, The body