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ʻōhai

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman 🌐), a large leguminous tree from tropical America, grown in Hawaiʻi for shade and street planting; flowers pink, tufted.

  • References:
    • Neal 401–3.
    • See saying, luhea.
    • PCP koofai.

2. n., A native legume (Sesbania tomentosa 🌐), a low to prostrate shrub with hairy, pale leaves and red or orange flowers about 2.5 cm long.

  • References:
    • Neal 450.
    • PCP koofai.

Nā LepiliTags: flora trees

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ʻōhaʻi

/ ʻō.haʻi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Imperfectly healed, as a broken limb.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAʻohe ikaika kēia lima, he lima ʻōhaʻi, this arm isn't strong, it's imperfectly healed.
  • References:

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ʻōhaʻi

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Ore.

  • Source:
    • Tahitian ʻōfaʻi (stone).

Nā LepiliTags: geology

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ohai

kikinonoun / O-HAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A flowering shrub resembling a locust.

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ʻōhai

/ ō-ha'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A branching shrub 6 to 12 feet high, bearing large red flowers (Sesbania tomentosa).

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ʻŌhai

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Lane, Pauoa, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for a native shrub.

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Monkeypod, rain tree (Samanea saman). See Plants: Uses.Leaves of the ʻōhai are used for dye. (NEAL 401.) Introduced.

Native shrub (Sesbania tomentosa). It is prostrate with silky, wool-covered branches and leaves, red to orange, inch long flowers, and narrow pods 5 to 7 inches long. (NEAL 450.) See Plants: Uses.

Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman). (NEAL 401.) See Plants: Uses.

Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman), a favorite shade tree of tropical America. It rivals the elephantʻs ear in spread and height, growing to 80 feet. A monkeypod planted by Mark Twain was a landmark in Kaʻu, Hawaiʻi. The treeʻs pods yield seeds for leis, and its wood is prized for hand-made calabashes, platters, and other products. (NEAL 401.)

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