1. n., All species of native genus in the daisy family (Dubautia), which are shrubs or small trees with narrow leaves and small yellow, orange, purple, or white flower heads borne in large cone-shaped clusters.
2. vs., Fragrant, as the naʻenaʻe bloom. (But cf. nae, fragrant.)
3. n., Design on outer sheet of a sleeping tapa.
4. n., Fish of surgeon family (Acanthurus olivaceus).
Orange-banded surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus). Its body is a grayish brown with an orange band on the shoulder area and grows to about 12 inches. It inhabits the outer side of the reef where there is wave action and a sandy beach. Also called mahamea.
Many resinous shrubs and small trees (Dubautia including Railliardia) confined to Hawaiʻi and growing most commonly in the native forests. Belonging to the daisy family, the plants have narrow leaves and small orange or purple flowers, with heads borne in large, cone-shaped clusters. The Hawaiian name means “pleasant odor:” (NEAL 845.)
Pleasant odor from the genus Dubautia, which is confined to Hawaiʻi. This is a resinous shrub or small tree. (NEAL 845.)
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