aoaoa / ao.aoa /
n., A small seaside shrub (Wikstroemia 🌐 sp.). The root bark is used externally for sores, and stems and bark of branches for coughs. Branches and leaves are mixed with rasped seeds of Barringtonia asiatica 🌐 (syn. B. speciosa) to stupefy fish. See ʻakia #1.
- References:
- PNP ʻaoa.
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