naio

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Etymology

From Hawaiian naio.

Pronunciation

Noun

naio

  1. Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering plant in the figwort family.

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaio. Compare North Marquesan kaiʻo (“small parasitic worm or grub”), Maori ngaio (“small grub, horsehair worm”).

Noun

naio

  1. pinworm
  2. white specks in faeces
  3. larva
  4. inferior taro, discarded in the field after harvest
  5. type of seaweed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaio. Compare Rarotongan ngāio (“Myoporum wilderi”), Tuamotuan ngaio (“Myoporum stokesii”), Rapa Nui ngaio (“Myoporum rapense”), Maori ngaio (“Myoporum laetum”).

Noun

naio

  1. (botany) false sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense), a flowering plant in the figwort family
  2. (in general) Myoporum trees

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