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Var. of loulu, a palm.

s. The fan-leafed palm tree. See LOULU.

2. A covering; a screen from the sun.

3. An umbrella, especially a Chinese umbrella.

4. A thick shade tree.

5. A long heiau.

Same as loulu, the native palm tree.

Long heiau. (A.)

Fan palm (Pritchardia spp.) with a smooth trunk. In its wild state it grows in secluded places in the forests to 3,000 feet. One species is the loulu lelo, a native of Molokaʻi. Another, the loulu hiwa, grows only on Oʻahu. It is the only genus of palms native to Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 97.) Also called uli, wahale. (A.)

Noulu is a var. of loulu, a palm. See loulu.