plant
Lāʻau, mea ulu, lau nahele; mea kanu (cultivated); tender —, ʻohā; thrifty —, kawowo; — propagated by slips or scions, kūlālā, kumulā; fallen —, mauā; — in lava bed, makanaʻā; general name for underwater —, limu. Trailing plant, lāʻau hihi; pōlumu (rare). Creeping plant, lāʻau kolo. Intoduced plant, lāʻau malihini, lāʻau lawe ʻia mai, lā ʻau mai nā ʻāina ʻē. To plant, kanu; haiwā (rare).