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piʻoi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Kauaʻi name for hoi, the bitter yam (Dioscorea bulbifera 🌐).

2. Hawaiʻi name for edible fruit of the lama (Diospyros 🌐 spp.) or perhaps kukui.

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piʻoi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Kauai name for the bitter yam, hoi (Dioscorea bulbifera). It has a stem and leaves similar to the uhi and often bears tubers. Aerial tubers of the bitter yam are called ʻalaʻala. (NEAL 230.)

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