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ʻālaʻa

/ ʻā.laʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., A large endemic tree (Planchonella 🌐 spp.) with smooth, oblong leaves, shiny-green above, bronze beneath, the fruit yellow or black, to 5 cm long. The sticky, milky sap was used to trap birds, the wood for spears and ʻōʻō handles.

  • Related:
    • Also: āulu, ʻēlaʻa.
  • References:
    • Neal 668.
    • PPN kalaka.

2. nvt., ʻŌʻō digging stick made of ʻālaʻa or any wood; to prod or dig with a stick, as in taro cultivation. Figuratively, to dig into the mind; to be dislodged, as by the wind.

3. n., Small corm, as of taro.

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A-LA-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To work with the oo in cultivating or digging off green sward.

A-LA-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A kind of tree.

Alaa (ă-la'a'), n.

/ ă-la'a' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Name of a tall tree (Sideroxylon sandwicense). Also called aulu and kaulu.

2. A wooden oo, an implement made of hardwood which was used to break up ground.

Alaa (ă-la'a), v.

/ ă-la'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To turn up; to turn over.

2. To work with the oo in cultivating or digging off greensward.

ʻālaʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Several species of this tree (Planchonella spp.) are found in Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 668.) See Plants: Uses.

ʻālaʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Several species of this tree (Planchonella spp.) are found in Hawaiʻi. Its milky sap was used to trap birds, and its wood for spears, digging sticks, and house building. (NEAL 668.)

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