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kiawe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Algaroba tree (Prosopis pallida), a legume from Peru, first planted in 1828 in Hawaiʻi, where, in dry areas, it has become one of the commonest and most useful trees (Neal 413–4.)

2. nvi. A streak; to stream gracefully, as rain in the wind; to sway, as branches. Ka ua kiawe i luna o ka lāʻau, the rain streaming down on the tree. hoʻo.kiawe Caus/sim.

KI-A-WE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The name of a tree; also, the name of the fruit.

Kiawe (kī'-ā'-wĕ), n.

/ kī'-ā'-wĕ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The algaroba tree (Prosopis juliflora); also the fruit or pod of the tree.

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