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pōpolo
kikino ｜ noun / pō.polo /1. n., The black nightshade (Solanum nigrum 🌐, often incorrectly called S. nodiflorum) a smooth cosmopolitan herb, .3 to .9 m high. It is with ovate leaves, small white flowers, and small black edible berries. In Hawaiʻi, young shoots and leaves are eaten as greens, and the plant is valued for medicine, formerly for ceremonies.
- References:
- Neal 744.
- See pōpolohua.
- PPN polo, PEP poopolo.
2. n., An endemic lobelia (Cyanea solanacea), a shrub to 2.5 m high; in young plants the leaves are large, sinuate, thorny on both sides; in mature plants the leaves are unarmed; flowers 5 cm long light-colored; fruit a large orange berry.
3. n., The native pokeberry.
- References:
- See pōpolo kū mai.
4. n., Same as maiko, a fish.
- Source:
- Niʻihau.
popolo
kikino ｜ noun / PO-PO-LO /s., The name of a plant sometimes eaten in times of scarcity; it is also used as a medicine; eia kona laau, o ka popolo a ke kowaha, kapiliia iho la maluna o kona poo.
popolo
kikino ｜ noun / pō-pō'-lo /1. n., A shrub (Solanum aculeatissimum) bearing scarlet berries.
2. n., A plant (Solanum nodiflorum). The natives eat the berries. Syn: Olohua.
3. n., An undershrub. (Phytolacca brachystachys) with dark blue berries.
pōpolo
Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum). Small cosmopolitan herb. Its juicy, black berries are edible. An unusual green dye comes from the leaves and berries.
pōpolo
Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum or S. nodiflorum), a smooth, cosmopolitan herb that has a history of interbreeding with poisonous plants but is also a valued source of medicines. The fruit was used for infants subject to a disease called the thrush. Roots were chewed for colds, and the juice was used in cataract operations. Inflamed tendons could be treated by rubbing with this juice. Bruised leaves were rubbed over the stomach area to relieve digestive problems. (NEAL 744.)
pōpolo
Plant (Solanum nodiflorum) used as a medicine, formerly valued for ceremonies. The leaves were pounded, placed in thin cloth, and positioned on the fontanel of a child in treating a cold. (DK.) Leaves were also cooked and eaten as a pot herb.
popolo
berried shrub (Solanum).
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