ʻinalua
/ ʻina.lua /1. Same as pōniu, a vine.
- Examples:
- He ʻinalua, he lāʻau hihi, he mea hopu iʻa, an ʻinalua, vines for catching fish.
- References:
- See naomakalua.
2. Another name for huehue #2.
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I-NA-LU-A
s. A basket used in catching fish; he huehue, he laau hihi, he mea hopu ia.
Inalua (ĭ'-nă-lŭ'a), n.
/ ĭ'-nă-lŭ'a /A trap-like basket used in catching fish. He inalua, he huehue, he laau hihi, he mea hopu ia.
ʻinalua
Vines widely used in making baskets for catching fish. Other such vines included pōniu, huehue, lāʻau hihi,ʻieʻie.
ʻinalua
Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), a variable, herbaceous vine that climbs to 10 feet. Roots and leaves are used as medicine to treat rheumatism and digestive and pulmonary disorders. (NEAL 532.) See Plants: Vines, ʻinalua, pōniu.
ʻinalua
Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), a variable, slender-stemmed, herbaceous plant that climbs to about 10 feet. An inflated, ovoid capsule contains three pea-sized seeds, each black with a white, heart-shaped scar on one end. Superstition has it that a lei of the plant worn on the head and then thrown into the sea will rid one of a headache. See pōniu. (NEAL 532.) See Plants: Uses.
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