maiʻakaualau / maiʻa-ka-ua-lau /
n., A Hawaiian variety of banana. Fruit like that of maiʻa maoli, except that the young, dark-green fruit has light-green spots like raindrops; when ripe, yellow, waxy, with flesh light-yellow, good only when baked. Literally, many rain drops banana.
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