ma'ima'icoconut, a palm species with edible nuts. Coconut. There are also various local varieties of coconut such as {tau mudulele} and {sine susuna}. Use: The liquid of fresh nuts is drunk. The flesh is eaten, and the "apple" in sprouting nuts is eaten. The flesh is grated and used in cooking as "coconut" milk. The young shoots at the top of the palm can be eaten. The sap from the flower stalk can be tapped for the sugary juice.Cocos nucifera L.; Plant family: Arecaceae5.2.3.1.1Food from seeds6.2.1.7.1Growing coconutsSee also {ma'i} Compare {niu} which is used widely for coconut in the coastal Suau areas and is also know by Buhutu speakers.
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