Hawaiian Noun · Plants
alaheʻe
Pronunciation: /AH-lah-HEH-eh/
Meaning
An endemic shrub or small tree (Psydrax odorata). Valued for its fragrant flowers and hard wood.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka pua ʻalaheʻe maikaʻi loa i kēia kakahiaka.
I saw the very beautiful fragrant alaheʻe flower this morning.
Ua hoʻohana nā kūpuna i ka lāʻau alaheʻe no ka hana ʻana i nā mea hana.
The ancestors used the alaheʻe wood to make tools.
ʻO kaʻala alaheʻe he mea hoʻonani loa ia o ka nahele.
The fragrance of the alaheʻe is a great adornment of the forest.
About this word
“alaheʻe” is a Hawaiian noun meaning An endemic shrub or small tree (Psydrax odorata). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.