"lauhala" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lauhalas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːlə Etymology: Hawaiian lauhala, from lau (“leaf”) + hala (“pandanus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|lauhala}} Hawaiian lauhala, {{m|haw|lau||leaf}} lau (“leaf”), {{m|haw|hala||pandanus}} hala (“pandanus”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lauhala (plural lauhalas)
  1. Pandanus tectorius, a tree common in Hawaii, also known as the screwpine. Categories (lifeform): Pandanales order plants, Polynesian canoe plants

Inflected forms

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