maiʻa mālei ʻula
/ maiʻa mā.lei ʻula /n., A Hawaiian variety of banana, common both cultivated and wild in the uplands. Fibers of the stalk are used for stringing flowers for leis with a coconut-leaf needle (mānai). Ripening fruit changes from maroon (ʻula) to green to yellow; the flesh is orange, edible only when cooked.
- References:
- HP 176.
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