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kākalaioa
/ kā.kalai.oa /1. vs., Thorny.
- Examples:
- Lei kākalaioa, crown of thorns [as worn by Christ].
- References:
- Kin. 3.18.
2. n., Gray nickers (Caesalpinia major, misidentified locally as C. crista), a straggly bramble, a pantropical vine indigenous to Hawaiʻi, with thorny branches and leaf stems and with small yellow flowers. Within each large spiny pod are two or three gray marble-like seeds, which are used for leis, also powdered for medicine.
- References:
- Neal 433.
3. n., Yellow nickers (Caesalpinia bonduc), today commonly called Hawaiian pearls, similar to the gray nickers, but with yellowish-gray instead of gray seeds.
- References:
- Neal 433–4.
- See kinikini #3.
kakalaioa
kikino ｜ noun / KA-KA-LAI-O-A /s., A thorny vine with pods very prickly, seeds globular, very hard, shining; a thorn. Kin. 3:18. Guillandina Bonduc.
kakalaioa
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / KA-KA-LAI-O-A /adj., Thorny; composed of thorns.
kakalaioa
/ KA-KA-LAI-O-A /1. v., To stand erect, as the hair; to be stiff; to be sharp pointed.
2. To be angry. See kakala.
kakalaioa
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kă'-kă'-lăi-ō'a /adj., Thorny; composed of thorns.
kakalaioa
kikino ｜ noun / kă'-kă-lă'i-ō'a /n., A tall spreading shrub (Caesalpinia bonducella), having seeds globose, of stony hardness and lead color.
kakalaioa
/ kă'-kă'-lăi-ō'a /v., Same as kakalaio, to have a creepy sensation.
Kākalaioa
iʻoa ｜ proper nounRock in the sea off Makapuʻu, Oʻahu.
- Literally, gray nickers (a rough bramble; the rocks here are as sharp as kākalaioa thorns).
Kākalaioa
iʻoa ｜ proper nounRock, Makapuʻu, Oʻahu. Rock in the sea off Makapuʻu.
- Literally, gray nickers (a rough bramble; the rocks here are as sharp as kākalaioa thorns).
kākalaioa
Gray nickers (Caesalpinia major), a large, weedy bramble that climbs. Its name, kākalaioa, means “prickly.” Hawaiians string the seeds in leis, and children play with them as marbles. Powdered seeds supply a strong purgative. (NEAL 433.)
kākalaioa
Gray nickers (Caesalpinia major), a large, weedy bramble that climbs and straggles in dry lowlands of Hawaiʻi. The word means prickly. (NEAL 433.) See Plants: Uses.
Ka-ka-lai-oa
s. a thorny shrub with a bitter fruit.
Ka-ka-lai-oa
adj. thorny, composed of thorns.
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