uri
Bingham
úri
n. tree.
Sabatier
uri
n. a tree bearing odoriferous flowers very common in Gilbert Islands.
ex. species: uri rereba, uri tangare, ure tabuki:
myth. te uri ni kananoanga, te uri ni kanewe: the uri where souls hang lamenting for three days before going on to the land of the dead with Naka.
sn. Guettarda speciosa, fragaea, ochriosa paviflores.
a. uriuri: abundance of uri.
uri1
n. a kind of religious ablution, sprinkling by taking up water in hands and pouring on head.
v. to do this, to..., sprinkle.
Goo & Banner
uri
sn. Guettarda speciosa L. (z).
Topics: Plants and trees, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)