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ʻopiuma

/ ʻopi.uma / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Opium.

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2. n., The Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce), from tropical America, both cultivated and wild in Hawaiʻi. It is a medium-sized tree, a legume, with long slender branches, four-parted leaves, whitish flowers in small round heads, and red, twisted pods. Round, flat, black seeds embedded in white, edible pulp were thought to resemble commercial opium, hence the name.

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    • Neal 399–401.

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ʻopiuma

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Opium; also the name of a tree.

ʻopiuma

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce). (NEAL 399.) See Plants: Uses.

ʻopiuma

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce), native to tropical America. Used in Hawaiʻi for landscape planting. Its black seeds are used in making leis. The wood is strong and resilient and supplies lumber for building, posts, and fuel. Wood is turned on a lathe for calabashes and hand worked for other items. Its seeds resemble commercial opium, hence, the Hawai ian word ʻopiuma. (NEAL 399.)

‘opiuma

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

opium.

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