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hōpue

/ hō.pue / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n., Orange finch (Psittirostra palmeri), the largest of the Hawaiian finchlike forms, found only in the Kona and Kaʻū districts, Hawaiʻi.

2. n., A native tree, endemic to Kauaʻi (Urera sandvicensis var. kauaiensis), in the nettle family, with broad-ovate, long-stemmed leaves, and red, clustered, male flowers.

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HO-PU-E

Andrews Haw to Eng,

s. The name of a tree, the bark of which is used like the olona, and made into strings, cords, &c.

Hopue (hō'-pū'-e), n.

/ hō'-pū'-e / Parker Haw to Eng,

A tree, the bark of which, like the olona, is made into strings, cords, etc.; probably the opuhe described by Dr. Hillebrand as a plant yielding a most valuable fiber.

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