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maʻo
1. vs., Green.
- References:
- Cf. mamaʻo, maʻomaʻo, ʻōmaʻomaʻo.
2. n., The native cotton (Gossypium sandvicense), a shrub in the hibiscus family, bearing yellow flowers and seed cases containing brown cotton.
- References:
- Neal 566.
- Cf. pulupulu haole.
3. n., The hoary abutilon (Abutilon incanum), a small native, velvety shrub, in the hibiscus family, with small heartshaped leaves, small pink and red flowers, and small dry fruits.
- References:
- Neal 550.
4. n., The hairy abutilon (Abutilon grandifolium), a weedy, hairy, South American shrub, with large, broad leaves, orange, ʻilima-like flowers, and ten-parted, black, dry fruits. When green and soft, these fruits are used in making ʻilima leis, one for each end of the lei.
- References:
- Neal 550.
5. Same as ʻōmaʻo, thrush.
- References:
- PCP mako.
maʻō
/ ma.ʻō /See ʻō, there.
mao
MA-O
v. To carry; to bear off; to carry away.
2. To separate; to take to another place; to pass off or away, as a cloud or fog. Laieik. 90.
3. To hush up; to quiet; to make an end.
4. To fade, as a decaying plant.
5. To corrupt, as a dead body.
MA-O
s. A kind of shrub used in dyeing kapa.
2. A blossom of that shrub.
3. The name of a species of fish.
4. The name of a great heiau.
5. A moving along; a change of position, as a body of persons. Laieik. 49.
MA-O
adj. Separated; quiet, as in a retreat from danger; kuu po mao ole makole ka la.
2. Meek; mild; gentle; applied to persons.
3. Applied to colors, green; greenish; also blue. See MAOMAO.
MA-O
comp. prep. Ma, preposition, and o, there. LIT. At there. Yonder; there; some place not far off; mao aku, beyond; mao mai, from over there this way. Gram.§ 161.
mao
/ mā'-o /n., A moving on; a passing off.
- References:
- Laieik. p. 49.
mao
/ mā'o /1. v., To be lessened; to be over or ended, as the passing of cloud or storm. (Laieik. p. 90.)
2. v., To pass off; to go by.
maʻo
/ ma'o /1. n., A shrub used in dyeing tapa.
2. n., A blossom of that shrub.
maʻō
/ mā'-ō' /adv., There; over there; at that place; yonder; some place not far off; maʻō aku, beyond; maʻō mai, from over there this way.
maʻo
/ ma'o /adj., Applied to colors, green; greenish; also blue. See maomao.
mao
/ mā'o /adj., Calm, still; free from disturbance.
Maʻo
Lane, Kalihi Waena, Honolulu, Oʻahu. See Waiʻaha. Literally, green.
- References:
- TM.
maʻo
Name of a great heiau. No data. (A.)
mao
Native cotton (Gossypium sandvicense), a shrub of the hibiscus family. It has seed cases containing seeds wrapped in short, brownish, cotton fibers. But it also has glands that attract the boll weevil. This plant has potential value if it could be genetically bred as a strain with long staple fibers and a few glands, less susceptible to boll weevil damage. Also called hulu-hulu. (NEAL 566.)
maʻo
Native cotton (Gossypium sandvicense). Its flowers were partly dried and eaten along with other plants for relief from stomach cramps. A tea, made from maʻo bark mixed with other roots and barks, was used to relieve stomach cramps. (BHK; NEAL 566.)
maʻo
Shrub of the mallow family (Abutilon molle) used in dyeing kapa green. It is velvety to the touch.
maʻo
Green, greenness. See ʻōmaʻomaʻo.
maʻo
Hawaiian cotton (Gossypium tomentosum), also called huluhulu. A good, green dye can be made from the leaves. (NEAL 566.)
Mao
Great heiau. No data. (A.)
mao
to be ended, as a rain storm or tears.
ma‘o
green.
mao’
there, yonder.
mao
there, yonder.
Ma-o
s name of a great heiau,
Ma-o
adv ma at, and o there; yonder, there, mao aku beyond. See ma prep. and o.
Ma-o
v to fade as a decaying plant, to corrupt as dead bodies.
Ma-o
s name of a shrub,
Ma-o
adj. applied to persons, meek, mild.
ma ʻō
mao (ma ʻō). 1. There, yonder, beyond. 2. By way of; via.
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