Hawaiian Noun · Plants
hāpuʻu pulu
Pronunciation: /HAH-poo-oo POO-loo/
Meaning
Hawaiian tree fern (Cibotium glaucum). The soft, silky fibers were used for stuffing.
Example sentences
Ua ʻohi mākou i ka hāpuʻu pulu no ka hoʻolauna ʻana i nā uluna.
We gathered hāpuʻu pulu to stuff the pillows.
Maopopo anei iā ʻoe ua hana ʻia ka moena kuʻi kuʻi kahiko me ka hāpuʻu pulu?
Do you know that old rocking chair was made with hāpuʻu pulu?
Ulu maikaʻi ka hāpuʻu pulu i nā wahi haʻahaʻa a me ka ua.
The hāpuʻu pulu grows well in wet, low areas.
About this word
“hāpuʻu pulu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hawaiian tree fern (Cibotium glaucum). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.