laupele
laupele noun: a flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
Noun
laupele (uncountable)
- A 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 Observer
- Synonyms:
- aibika, sunset muskmallow, sunset hibiscus, hibiscus manihot, Pacific spinach, slippery cabbage, bele, lettuce tree, island cabbage, bush cabbage
laupele meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian and Vietnamese
laupele in Tagalog
- flowering plant
- lagikuway
laupele in Indonesian
- flowering plant
- daun gedi
laupele in Vietnamese
- flowering plant
- thục quỳ vàng
Synonyms of laupele
- aibika
- sunset muskmallow
- sunset hibiscus
- hibiscus manihot
- Pacific spinach
- slippery cabbage
- bele
- lettuce tree
- island cabbage
- bush cabbage
Origin of laupele
From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).
Questions about laupele
- What does laupele mean?
- Laupele means a flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
- What is laupele in Tagalog?
- Laupele in Tagalog is lagikuway. See Laupele meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is laupele?
- Laupele is a noun.
Words near laupele in the dictionary
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