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pūleho

/ pū.leho / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., An elongated type of cowry (Luria isabella 🌐); worn in leis.

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PU-LE-HO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. See LEHO. A small shellfish; the shell is used for beads.

Puleho (pŭ-lē'-ho), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Leho a shellfish.] A small cowrie, which is often strung and worn as personal adornment.

pūleho

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Small shellfish; long, slender cowry (Cypraea isabella), used in lei making. A shallow water species, well known and widely distributed. (EAK 193.)

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