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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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