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Samoan
Etymology
Compare with Tongan katiu and Tahitian ʻatiu.[1]
Noun
ʻatiu
- cantaloupe, muskmelon - Cucumis melo[2]
References
- ^ Whistler, Art (1995 December) Pacific Studies, volume 18, number 4, page 48
- ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (1984) “Annotated List of Samoan Plant Names”, in Economic Botany, volume 38, number 4, page 469