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ʻālaʻa

/ ʻā.laʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

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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Several species of this tree (Planchonella spp.) are found in Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 668.) See Plants: Uses.

Several species of this tree (Planchonella spp.) are found in Hawaiʻi. Its milky sap was used to trap birds, and its wood for spears, digging sticks, and house building. (NEAL 668.)

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