gogurati

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Tobelo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from verb kurati (“to be yellow”), literally meaning “which is yellow”.[1]

Noun[edit]

gogurati

  1. turmeric (Curcuma longa; syn. C. domestica[2])
    Synonym: gurati
  2. a kind of banana (Musa sp.)[2]
  3. a tree species of the family Rubiaceae, Neonauclea sericea[3]

See also[edit]

(kind of banana):

(species of Naucleeae):

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taylor, Paul Michael (1990) Folk Biology of the Tobelo People: A Study in Folk Classification, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, →DOI, pages 32, 96
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edom Bayau (2017) “Community presentation of Togutil culture in forest management”, in Jurnal Hutan Pulau-Pulau Kecil‎[1] (in Indonesian), volume 1, number 4, →DOI, pages 333, 334
  3. ^ A 00061088, isotype of Neonauclea sericea deposited in Arnold Arboretum
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