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kīhāpai

/ kī.hā.pai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. n. Small land division, smaller than a paukū; cultivated patch, garden, orchard, field, small farm; parish of a church, diocese; department of a business or office; formerly various religious duties were divided into kīhāpai, as tending the altar, offering sacrifices.

2. n. Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus 🌐, syn. Vinca rosea), a perennial herb or small shrub, from tropical America, grown for ornament; flowers rose-purple or white.

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    • Neal 689.

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