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hōlei
/ hō.lei /1. n., A small native tree (Ochrosia compta) related to the hao (Rauvolfia 🌐) and closely resembling it, but the leaves thicker, the yellow flowers fragrant, and the twinned fruits yellow and much larger. Formerly, bark and roots yielded a yellow dye for tapa.
- References:
- Neal 691.
2. nvt., Tapa dyed with hōlei; to dye thus.
3. n., An introduced yellow dotted cloth.
4. n., A variety of sweet potato.
Hōlei
Pali and ancient village, Puna qd., Hawaiʻi. A supernatural rat, ʻĀpua, lived here; he was shot by Pikoi-a-ka-ʻalalā. Street, Diamond Head section, Honolulu. (TM.) Lit., Ochrosia sandwicensis, a native tree.
hōlei
Small tree (Ochrosia sandwicensis) that formerly supplied bark and root for a yellow dye for kapa.
hōlei
Rare Hawaiian tree (Ochrosia compta), related to the hao (Rauvolfia spp.). A yellow dye for kapa was once extracted from the bark and roots. (NEAL 691.)
hōlei
Variety of sweet potato. (HP 141.)
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