1. Redup. of kupu 1; to surge forth, as lava. (For. 6:545.) See ex., unu 2. (PPN tuputupu.)
2. n. General name for ferns on a single stem, such as kupukupu 3. ʻAʻala kupukupu ka uka o Kāne-hoa, fragrant with ferns is inland of Kāne-hoa.
3. n. Sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata), a long, narrow fern with many lateral divisions; it was sometimes added to the hula altar to Laka, for knowledge to kupu (sprout). (Neal 14–5.) Also niʻaniʻau and palapalai on Niʻihau, and ʻōkupukupu.
s. A vegetable; what springs up from the ground.
2. A species of ground pine.
3. An odoriferous plant.
1. Any vegetable that springs up spontaneously, as the sprouts which start up from the roots that remain in the ground after a crop is harvested.
2. Any odoriferous plant.
General name for ferns with a single stem, as the sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata), sometimes placed on the hula altar to Laka; to gain knowledge; to sprout. Also called niʻaniʻau, ʻōkupukupu.
ferns.
E huli iā “kupukupu” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kupukupu” on Ulukau.