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mā.mane

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. A native leguminous tree (Sophora chrysophylla), which thrives at high altitudes, up to the tree line, as on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The leaves are narrow, compound, more or less downy, the flowers commonly yellow, the pods four-winged, yellow-seeded. Hawaiians formerly used the hard wood for spades and sled runners. (Neal 442–3; Kep. 65.) See ex., lau 4, Mālua Kiʻi Wai. Uhiuhi lau māmane, kahi wai o Ka-pāpala, covered with māmane leaves is the water of Ka-pāpala [any concealing, as of truth (Kel. 139) or scandal; māmane branches are said to have been tossed in this pool at Kaʻū to make the mud settle]. Kīkē ka ʻalā, uwē ka māmane, rocks crash, the māmane tree weeps [someone weeps when there is a clash].

2. vs. Attractive, said of a person sexually appealing but not necessarily good-looking, perhaps so called because of the attractive flower of the māmane tree.

3. n. A variety of taro. (HP 33.)

MA-MA-NE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of tree, wood hard, used for the boards of holuas and for oos.

Māmane

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, Puna-hou district, Honolulu, named for a native tree.

māmane

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Native leguminous tree (Sophora chrysophylla). (NEAL 442.) See Plants: Uses.

māmane

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Native leguminous tree (Sophora chrysophylla), which grows up to the tree line, as on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. It has yellow flowers. The wood is used for spades and sled runners. (NEAL 442.)

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