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1. n., Young hāpuʻu ferns that have not yet developed trunks.

2. n., Young stage of hāpuʻu fish.

3. Same as ʻāpuʻupuʻu; rough, bumpy, pimpled; impediment, as of speech; to speak with an impediment; obscured, as by mist.

4. n., A mound, as for playing marbles.

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  • Also: haʻapuʻu, hoʻopuʻupuʻu.

5. Same as hāʻupuʻupu, sweet potato sprouts.

6. Same as hāpuʻu, taro: the plant is said to be distinguished by its leaf stems: yellow-green above, and dark brownish on lower half. The corms yield good light-colored poi, the leaves good greens.

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  • This name is qualified by the terms ʻeleʻele, keʻokeʻo, and maoli.
• References:
  • HP 17, 32.

Sweet potato sprouts.