Ararahih'urípih
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ásar / asara- juicy

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #612 | revised Oct 31 2014

ásar / asara- • ADJ • juicy

Derivation:  áas-ar
water-having

Derivative (1)
sunyithih'ásar "chinquapin nut mush"

  • peeheera'ípa uum vúra iváxrah kúnish koovúra, pu'ásarhara. The tobacco stalk is all sort of dry, it's not juicy. [Reference: TK 48.28]

See áas 'water, juice' See -ar2 'characterized by'

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  1. peheeraha'íppa uum vúra iváxra kúnish koovúra, pu'ássarhara, sákriiv.
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text