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Lāʻau, mea ulu, lau nahele; mea kanu (cultivated); tender —, ʻohā; thrifty —, kawowo; — propagated by slips or scions, kūlālā, kumulā; fallen —, mauā; — in lava bed, makanaʻā; general name for underwater —, limu. Trailing plant, lāʻau hihi; pōlumu (rare). Creeping plant, lāʻau kolo. Intoduced plant, lāʻau malihini, lāʻau lawe ʻia mai, lā ʻau mai nā ʻāina ʻē. To plant, kanu; haiwā (rare).

kikino, Meakanu.

• Examples:
  • Meakanu pua. Flowering plant.
• References:
  • See crop.

he mea kanu.

h. he mea kanu.

hai. e kanu i ka mea kanu, e mahiai.

(growth), meă u'lŭ, meă kă'nŭ; industrial plant, nā meă 'oĭhă'nă: to plant, kă'nŭ.

Mea kanu; mea ulu.

E kanu.