Meanings
- uncountableA flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
‘Maintenance free’ greens like laupele, pi, isalaelu, kukama maukegi melegi etc can be planted.
2017 July 10, “Get organised”, in Samoa ObserverSynonyms: aibika, sunset muskmallow, sunset hibiscus, hibiscus manihot, Pacific spinach, slippery cabbage, bele, lettuce tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
Origin
- Proto-Oceanic*bele“a kind of shrub”
- Samoanlaupele
- Englishlaupele
From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).
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Chinese Mandarin 黄蜀葵
- 黄蜀葵 (huángshǔkuí)flowering plant
German Maniok-Bisameibisch
- Maniok-Bisameibischflowering plant
Indonesian daun gedi
- daun gediflowering plant
Japanese トロロアオイ, 黄蜀葵
- トロロアオイ (tororoaoi)flowering plant
- 黄蜀葵 (tororoaoi)flowering plant
Korean 닥풀
- 닥풀 (dagpul)flowering plant
Swedish solokra
- solokraflowering plant
Tagalog lagikuway
- lagikuwayflowering plant
Vietnamese thục quỳ vàng
- thục quỳ vàngflowering plant
Cite this entry
laupele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laupele
“laupele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laupele. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laupele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laupele.
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