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/ nī.oi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Any kind of red pepper (Capsicum annuum). Figuratively, a controversial or important problem.

  • References:
    • Neal 741-2.

2. A tree (Eugenia sp.). Its wood was said to be poisonous only from trees at Mauna Loa, Molokaʻi.

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nīoi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Poison tree said to have grown on Lanaʻi and Molokaʻi, under kapu, but which was uprooted by the sacrilegious Kaeokulani. (A.)

nīoi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Red pepper (Capsicum annuum). (NEAL 741.) See Plants: Uses.

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