Ararahih'urípih
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úhishha / úhishhi- to go to seed

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lexicon ID #6197 | revised Nov 13 2015

úhishha / úhishhi- • V • to go to seed

Derivation:  úhish-ha  (= úuh-ish-ha)
seed-DENOM  (= tobacco-DIM-DENOM)

  • tu'úhishha peethríha. The flower has gone to seed. [Reference: KV]
  • uhipih'ípanich tu'urúkoo vaa káan poo'úhishheesh su'. At the top of the tobacco stem, they swell out where the seeds are going to be inside. [Reference: TK 59.35]