lauhala

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English

Etymology

From Hawaiian lauhala, from lau (leaf) + hala (pandanus).

Pronunciation

Noun

lauhala (plural lauhalas)

  1. Pandanus tectorius, a tree common in Hawaii, also known as the screwpine.
    • 1892, Rev. Herbert Henry Gowen, The Paradise of the Pacific, page 129:
      Now and then a gaudy peacock would run from his shelter in the lauhala trees, but no wild boars came out, so we returned from our raid bloodless and spoilless.