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pala.kea

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. A variety of taro, tall and stocky, distinguished by the black edge of the petiole; corm white, less acrid than most taros, used chiefly as a table taro also medicinally. The name may be qualified by the colors ʻeleʻele and keʻokeʻo. Also lauloa hāʻeleʻele, lauloa palakea.

2. vs. Soft, white, clear, unclouded.

PA-LA-KE-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A variety of kalo.

2. A kind of vegetable eaten in time of scarcity.

PA-LA-KE-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Pala and kea, white. Anything soft and white; white; clear; unclouded; unshaded with any color.

Palakea (pā'-lă-kē'-a), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pala, soft, and kea, white.] Applied to anything soft and white; white; clear; unclouded; unshaded with any color.

Palakea (pă'-lă-kē'-a), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A variety of taro like the haokea.

2. A vegetable of the fern family eaten in time of scarcity.

palakea

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Variety of kalo, usually not made into poi. It was once used as a substitute for bread and eaten in time of famine. Also used medicinally.

Pa-la-ke-a

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1836),

v. a species of kalo

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