lauhala

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noun

Pandanus tectorius, a tree common in Hawaii, also known as the screwpine.

Similar
textile screw pinePandanus tectorius
OriginHawaiian lauhala →
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Meanings

nounlauhala (plural lauhalas)

plural lauhalas

  1. Pandanus tectorius, a tree common in Hawaii, also known as the screwpine.

    Now and then a gaudy peacock would run from his shelter in the lauhala trees, but no wild boars came out, so we returned from our raid bloodless and spoilless.

    1892, Rev. Herbert Henry Gowen, The Paradise of the Pacific, page 129

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPolynesian screw pine

Similar
textile screw pinePandanus tectorius
Broader
pandanusscrew pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianlauhala
  2. Englishlauhala

From Hawaiian lauhala, from lau (“leaf”) + hala (“pandanus”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lauhala

galaimpalaUppsalakoalaValhallatalamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahnyalamancalawallahalcavalaimalalicualatambalatikka masalatrehala
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Cite this entry
APA

lauhala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lauhala

MLA

“lauhala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lauhala. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lauhala,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lauhala.

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