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puʻu.koʻa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n.

1. Same as puʻukaʻa, a sedge; fig., one of low rank (Ii 150). Hihia aloha ke oho o ka puʻukoʻa (chant), the leaves of puʻukoʻa entwined affectionately.

2. A reddish-brown tapa.

PUU-KO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Small; diminutive, as fine grass; i ka puapoo o ka mauu puukoa.

PUU-KO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of grass.

Puuko-a (pu'u-kō'-a), adj.

/ pu'u-kō'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Slender. (A. figurative use, meaning slender as the puukoa grass.)

Puukoa (pu'u-kō'-a), n.

/ pu'u-kō'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A species of sedge-like grass (Rhynchospora laxa), of the ahuawa class.

2. Medicine from the seeds of the puukoa.

Puukoa (pu'u-ko'ā):

/ pu'u-ko'ā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

koa tree hill Land section. Kau. Hawaii.

Puʻu-koa

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section, Kī-lau-ea qd., Hawaiʻi. Lit., koa tree hill.

puʻukoʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Reddish-brown kapa.

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