kohe.kohe
n.
1. All species of a genus of sedges (Eleocharis), some introduced, some native. (Neal 87.) Also pīpī wai. See ʻaoa 4.
2. Tonsillitis (used with puʻu).
3. Same as ʻōkohekohe 2, barnacle.
KO-HE-KO-HE
s. Name of a small rush or grass growing in kalo patches.
2. A kind of shell fish that grows to the sides or plank of a ship at sea, but different from the okohekohe.
Kohekohe (kō'-hĕ-kō'-he), n.
/ kō'-hĕ-kō'-he /A common plant (Eleocharis obtusa) found in taro patches and stagnant water.
kohekohe
Species of sedge (Eleocharis dulcis) called water chestnut, a popular vegetable in Chinese dishes. The plant, which grows in water, looks something like an onion. In some countries the stems are made into mats, baskets, and hats. Shorter, finer-stemmed species of Eleocharis grow as weeds in some damp spots in Hawaiʻi. Hawaiians called every kind kohekohe or pipi wai. (NEAL 87.)
kohekohe
Shellfish that grows on the sides of a ship at sea. Not the same as ʻōkohekohe (barnacle). (A.)
E huli iā “kohekohe” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kohekohe” on Ulukau.