Etymology

hapu'u

Today it means: Any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i. Full definition →

Hawaiian hāpuʻu
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromhāpuʻu
  2. Hawaiian · borrowed fromhāpuʻu
  3. English todayhapu'u

Borrowed from Hawaiian hāpuʻu.

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