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ohiohi
/ ohi.ohi /1. nvi., To grow vigorously, flourish; young shoots, as of wauke (Kam. 76:110) or from natural layering of olonā branches on fallen trunks.
- Examples:
- Ulu ohiohi nā lehua o Panaʻewa i ka mili ʻia e ka ua Kani-lehua (song), the lehua of Panaʻewa grow splendidly, constantly fondled by the lehua-drinking rain.
- Ua like nō ke kanu ʻana (o ke olonā) me ke kanu ʻana a ka wauke, he ohiohi kekahi, he mauwā kahiko kekahi; he pālaha naʻe kona i lalo, a ma ka lālā e ulu kākiwi aʻe ai, the planting (of olonā) was like the planting of wauke, some (slips) were young shoots, some (from) fallen trunks; but they spread downward, and from the branches layerings grew.
2. vs., To show, of wood grain.
ʻohiʻohi
/ ʻohi.ʻohi /O-HI-O-HI
s. See OHI. Falsehood; deceitful talk; boasting; bragging; ohiohi pukupuku.
O-HI-O-HI
s. The small straight branches of trees; ohiohi ke kupu o ka laau; ohiohi ke kupu ana ae.
O-HI-O-HI
v. To have substances of various colors united, or a substance of various shades of color, as mahogany timber, curl-maple, curly koa, &c.
2. To be very beautiful; pleasing to look at; handsome.
Ohiohi (ŏ'-hi-ŏ'-hi), adv.
/ ŏ'-hi-ŏ'-hi /Vigorously, applied to the growth of plants: Ohiohi ke kupu o ka laau; ohiohi ke kupu ana ae, the tree grows vigorously.
Ohiohi (ō'-hi-ō'-hi), n.
/ ō'-hi-ō'-hi /[Ohi, inconsequential.] Garrulity; deceitful talk; boasting; bragging; ohiohi pukupuku.
Ohiohi (ō'-hi-ō'-hi), v.
/ ō'-hi-ō'-hi /1. To have substances of various colors united, or a substance of various shades of color, as mahogany timber, curl-maple, curly koa, etc.
2. To be very beautiful; pleasing to look at; handsome. Ohiohi ka io o ka laau o Makawao.
ohiohi
To have substances of several colors or shades of colors united, as mahogany timber, curl-maple, curly koa, etc. (A.)
ohiohi
To grow vigorously; to flourish, as plants.
ohiohi
Wavy like the grains of certain woods, mahogany, curlmaple, curly koa.
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