kikawaiō
/ kika.wai.ō /n., A native fern (Cyclosorus [Dryopteris] cyatheoides), with pinnate fronds, 1 m high or more, used for food and medicine. Roots and young fronds eaten raw; the roots grated and salted to taste, slimy like okra.
- References:
- See ex., kiʻoa.
- Cf. kupukupu makaliʻi.
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