Buaq lipet

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Pronunciation

Bu-a Lih-pet

Noun

Translations

Kelabit
  • Bua Lipet
English
  • A type of myrtle
Malay
  • n/a

Alternative spellings

  1. Bua' Lipet

Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
Decaspermum fruticosum 1 a member of the myrtaceae or myrtle family
English
  1. A type of wild berry that turns maroon or dark red when ripe. It looks like cranberry, and tastes sour.
Malay
  1. Sejenis buah beri tempatan liar yang berwarna merah gelap apabila masak. Rupanya seperti cranberi, dan rasanya masam.

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen