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hapu'u

hapu'u noun: any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i.

hapu'u: any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i
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Noun

hapu'u

  1. Any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i.
    • The commonest species is the hapu‘u, Cibotium, a majestic and graceful fern with all the elegance of a green fountain.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 36

Forms of hapu'u

alternative formhapuʻu

Origin of hapu'u

Borrowed from Hawaiian hāpuʻu.

Questions about hapu'u

What does hapu'u mean?
Hapu'u means any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i.
What part of speech is hapu'u?
Hapu'u is a noun.

Words near hapu'u in the dictionary

  1. haptotropic
  2. haptotropically
  3. haptotropics
  4. haptotropism
  5. hapu
  6. hapu'u
  7. hapua
  8. hapuka
  9. hapukas
  10. hapuku
  11. hapukus

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