Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

paxaypay

Phonetic

[pa.ʁaj.paj]

English: Translation

Buhi folk name for the oakleaf basket fern; A large epiphytic or lithophytic fern, Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm., family Polypodiaceae. Called pakpak-lawin in Tagalog. Named for its fan-shaped nest fronds resembling a pamaypay ‘hand fan’ or spread hawk wings.

Part of Speech

noun

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Scientific Name

Drynaria quercifolia

Notes

Field marks
Two distinct leaf types:\

Nest fronds: Brown, dry, oak-leaf shaped. Sterile. Collect humus and protect rhizome. \
Foliage fronds: Green, erect, deeply lobed almost to midrib.

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