1. n., Strong permeating fragrance, as of jasmine.
2. n., Night cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum) and other strong-smelling plants; by some authorities Peperomia spp., Railliardia spp., and a plant used to scent tapa (see pele #3).
3. n., Stone from which octopus fishing sinkers were made.
Malo 19.
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s. An odorous plant used to scent kapa.
2. FIG. What gives character to the life; o ke kupaoa ia e hoope ai i na uhane, that is the plant which gives scent to souls, i. e., their peculiar character.
3. Name of a species of porous stone.
A low decumbent shrub (Raillardia scabra), the root of which was used to dye and scent tapa.
1. Any substance emitting odor.
2. Fragrance; perfume.
1. An odorous plant (Raillardia scabra) used to scent tapa.
2. Fig. What gives character to life: o ke kupaoa ia e hoope ai i na uhane, that is the plant which gives scent to souls, that is, their peculiar character.
Beach, point, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach and point at Kaiaka Bay Beach Park. Site of Pōhaku Lānaʻi, a famous pedestal rock. Also known as Kalaeokūpaoa. Lit., strong fragrance, or stone sinker of an octopus lure.
An odoriferous shrub (Railliardia), which produces a fra- grance of jasmine used for scenting kapa. Fig., what gives char- acter to life. O ke kūpaoa ia e hoʻopē ai i na ʻuhane, that is the plant which gives scent to souls (i.e., their peculiar character). The root is used to scent kapa. (NEAL 845.)
Night cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum) and other strong-smelling plants, such as Peperomia spp., a scentless plant, and Railliardia spp., a genus of plants with a slight resinous odor. Also a plant used to scent kapa. (NEAL 751.)
Porous stone from which octopus sinkers were made. (PE.)
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