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1. Short for pōkole. A o poko, small cloud. Koʻolau Poko (place name), short Koʻolau. Keiki haehae poko o Nā-ʻā-lehu, the lad of Nā-ʻā-lehu who tears into bits [admiration for a fierce warrior]. hoʻo.poko Short for hoʻopōkole. (PNP poto.)

2. n. Greasy cutworm, such as Agrotis ypsilon and Lycophotia margaritosa, the variegated cutworm; caterpillar (Hal. 78.46).

3. n. Small division of a district, sometimes the personal lands of a chief. See akua poko.

kikino Cutworm. Dic. Also ʻenuhe hele pō.

s. See POKO, short. The epithet often applied to the smaller division of a district of country; as, Koolau loa, long Koolau; Koolau poko, short Koolau; Hamakua loa, long Hamakua; Hamakua poko, short or small Hamakua, &c.

2. The name of a species of worm, the same perhaps as the peelua and anuhe; a caterpillar. Hal. 78:46.

adj. Short; not long; hence, incompetent; insufficient.

adv. Shortly; briefly; summarily. Rom. 13:9.

1. Short; not long; hence,

2.Incompetent; insufficient.

Shortly; briefly; summarily.

[Poko, short.]

1. The smaller division of a district or country: Koolau loa, long Koo-Iau; Koolau poko, short Koolau; Hamakua loa, long Hamakua; Ha makua poko, short or small Hamakua, etc.

2. The cutworm, also called poki.

Larger native cutworm, especially Agrotis crinigera; variegated cutworm, Peridroma porphyrea; and greasy cutworm,

Short, a word often applied to the small division of a mountain range; e.g., Koʻolau Poko (short) plus Koʻolau Loa

Cutworms, a serious pest of the sweet potato. (NP 133.)

cut worm.

pokole, short.

1. Further subdivision within an ʻokana (DM). 2. Small division of a district (PE).