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mauʻu Kaleponi

kikino ｜ noun / mauʻu Kale.poni / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., The yellow foxtail (Setaria geniculata), a weedy tropical American grass. The yellow or brownish, cylindrical flower heads are smooth and soft, and in Hawaiʻi are used for leis on hats.

  • Literally, California grass.
  • References:
    • Neal 75.

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mauʻu Kaleponi

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, California grass.

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    • He lāʻau malihini ka mauʻu Kaleponi e laha ʻino nei ma ka ʻāina o nā mokupuni nui a pau o Hawaiʻi. California grass is an introduced plant that is overunning the land on all the major islands of Hawaiʻi.

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