Protoform: PIRI-PIRI [CE] A burr; plant spp. with sticking or clinging seed-heads
| Description: | A burr; plant spp. with sticking or clinging seed-heads |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *pili.1 "adhere" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Piripiri | Plantas que se adhieren o se agarran a la ropa (Cenchrus echinatus, Urena lobata) | (Cnt) |
| Hawaiian | Pilipili | An herb | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Pili | Grass sp. (Heteropogon contortus)... | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Piripiri | Plante: Chrysopogon aciculatus | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Piripiri | Cenchrus echinatus, Southern Sand-burr Borrowed | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Piripiri | A creeping burr (Acaena anserifolia); ferns (Haloragis spp.) and (Hymenophylla spp.); (Acanthisita chloris) | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Piripiri | Burr-grass sp., sandbur (Cenchrus sp.) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Pilipili | Introduced weed Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rapa | Piripiri | A grass | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Piripiri | An introduced herb, Beggar'-tick (Bidens pilosa); an indigenous grass Sandbur (Cenchrus echinatus) | (McC) |
| Tahitian | Piripiri | Plantes qui s'accrochent aux vêtements (Cenchrus echinatus, Urena lobata) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Piripiri | A variety of weeds having sticky burrs or seeds | (Stn) |
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