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1. Same as pīʻao #1.

• Source:
  • Kauaʻi.

2. n., Any berry-like fruit, as of māmaki, olonā, ʻōhelo.

• Rare

kikino, Berry.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• References:
  • See pīʻai ʻelepeli, pīʻai hoʻoilo, pīʻai kī, pīʻai poku.

Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana), also known as the kukui tree. It produces the nut of either name with many uses: it can be made into a black dye, polished and strung as a necklace or lei; eaten ground and uncooked as a purgative; used as a drying oil in varnishes and fertilizer. But the edible part to man is the relish (ʻinamona) made of crushed, roasted nut kernels with salt and chili pepper added. (KILO.)