Hawaiian Noun · Land
hāpuʻu
Pronunciation: /HAH-poo-oo/
Meaning
Hawaiian tree fern. A massive native fern of the rainforest.
Example sentences
ʻOluʻolu ka hele ʻana ma lalo o nā lau nui o ka hāpuʻu.
It is pleasant to walk beneath the large fronds of the hāpuʻu.
Ua ʻike mākou i kahi hāpuʻu nui loa i kona ulu ʻana ma ka pali.
We saw a very large hāpuʻu growing on the cliff.
Hoʻohana ʻia ke kumu o ka hāpuʻu i kekahi manawa no ka lawe ʻana i nā mea kanu.
The trunk of the hāpuʻu is sometimes used for carrying plants.
About this word
“hāpuʻu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hawaiian tree fern. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.