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1. n., Endemic shrubs and trees (Wikstroemia 🌐 spp.) with small leaves, tiny yellowish flowers, and yellow to red, small, ovoid one-seeded fruits. The bark yields a fiber; the bark, roots, and leaves (as W. oahuensis) a narcotic used for fish poisoning (Neal 616), and according to Kep., used in ʻanāʻanā sorcery.

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  • Varieties are qualified by the terms lau nui, mānalo, and pehu.
  • Also: kauhi.

2. n., Solanum nelsoni 🌐.

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3. vi., To ferment; very sour, as poi.

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  • ʻAi ʻākia, sour poi.

4. Pas/imp. of ʻaki #1.

5. Also Asia. nvs., Asia; Asian, Asiatic.

• Eng.

iʻoa Asia; Asian, Asiatic. Dic. Also ʻĀsia.

Bark of a poisonous shrub (Wikstroemia spp.) used in fresh water to stupefy fish. The fish may be eaten.

Endemic shrub or small tree (Wikstroemia spp.). (NEAL 615.) See Plants: Uses.

Endemic shrub or small tree (Wikstroemia spp.) with small leaves, tiny yellowish flowers, and yellow to red fruits. The roots, bark, and leaves are thought to contain poison and formerly were pounded in a porous container and sunk in salt water to narcotize fish. No part of the plant has been found poisonous to mammals. The bark made an excellent fiber for cordage. (NEAL 615.)