piʻialiʻi

/ piʻi.aliʻi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986), Loulou paʻa ｜ Permalink

n., A native variety of taro, one of the oldest varieties grown in Hawaiʻi; formerly known as one of the royal taros and desirable as an offering to the gods; today, an important wet-land poi taro.

Related:
- Leaves and corm are tinged with pink.
- This name may be qualified by the colors ʻeleʻele, keʻokeʻo, ʻulaʻula.
References:
- HP 28, Whitney.
- See ex., hanoa.

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