1. n. About 13 native species of trees belonging to the genus Psychotria, a member of the coffee family. Leaves are thick, leathery, blunt or pointed; flowers small, white, clustered at the ends of long stems at branch tips. Called ʻōpiko on Hawaiʻi. (Neal 793–4.)
2. Also topido Torpedo. Eng.
1. s., A kind of grass.
2. The name of a shrub. See opiko.
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s., The name of a tree, the timber used for kuas in making kapa; it is also used for fuel.
1. n., A kind of grass. Syn: Opiko.
2. n., A small tree fifteen to twenty feet high belonging to the genus Straussia. The timber is used for kuas, blocks in making tapa; it is also used for fuel.
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About thirteen native species of this name belong to a genus (Psychotria) in the coffee family. (NEAL 794.) See Plants: Uses.
Genus of the coffee family, one of perhaps ten genera native to Hawaiʻi (Psychotria hawaiiensis var.). It grows on Hawaiʻi island on the slopes of Mauna Loa in the botanically rich Kīpuka Paaulu, source of new finds because of its isolation in the midst of lava flows. (NEAL 794.)
Genus of the coffee family, one of perhaps ten genera native to Hawaiʻi (Psychotria hawaiiensis var.). It grows on Hawaiʻi island on the slopes of Mauna Loa in the botanically rich Kīpuka Paaulu, source of new finds because of its isolation in the midst of lava flows. (NEAL 794.)
Native genus (Psychotria) in the coffee family, with thirteen species ranging from large shrubs to trees. It is cultivated and its berries processed and sold commercially, largely as a blend ingredient. The wood is used for anvil making, kua, on which kapa is beaten, and pulu, used in quilting. The most common species (Coffea arabica) is grown for market. (NEAL 794.)
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