amamau

noun

ama·​mau

¦ämə¦mau̇

plural -s

: a small Hawaiian tree fern (Sadleria cyatheoides) of the family Cyatheaceae having petioles which yield soft hairs used for the same purposes as pulu

Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian ama'uma'u

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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