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ʻālaʻa

/ ʻā.laʻa / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n., A large endemic tree (Planchonella 🌐 spp.) with smooth, oblong leaves, shiny-green above, bronze beneath, the fruit yellow or black, to 5 cm long. The sticky, milky sap was used to trap birds, the wood for spears and ʻōʻō handles.

  • References:
    • Neal 668.
    • PPN kalaka.

2. nvt., ʻŌʻō digging stick made of ʻālaʻa or any wood; to prod or dig with a stick, as in taro cultivation. Figuratively, to dig into the mind; to be dislodged, as by the wind.

3. n., Small corm, as of taro.

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