Definition of Lauhala

1. Noun. Polynesian screw pine.

Exact synonyms: Pandanus Tectorius, Textile Screw Pine
Generic synonyms: Pandanus, Screw Pine

Definition of Lauhala

1. Noun. ''Pandanus tectorius'', a tree common in Hawaii, also known as the screwpine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lauhala

laughs out of court
laughsome
laughster
laughsters
laught
laughter
laughter is the best medicine
laughter lines
laughter reflex
laughterless
laughters
laughtivism
laughtre
laughworthy
laughy
lauhala (current term)
lauhalas
lauk
laulau
laumonite
laumontite
laumontites
launayite
launce
launced
launcegaye
launces
launcet
launcets
launch

Literary usage of Lauhala

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of Hawaii: Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the by William Alanson Bryan (1915)
"lauhala MATS. In the making of lauhala mats, the leaves were broken from the trees, by the women, ... Many of the lauhala, as well as most of the ..."

2. Annual Report by Hawaiian Evangelical Association (1900)
"lauhala classes are held every afternoon and here forty girls are instructed in ... The classes manifest a steady interest in lauhala work and each pupil is ..."

3. Old Time Hawaiians and Their Work by Mary Stebbins Lawrence (1912)
"HOUSE FURNISHING Let us now make a list of the articles which were used or kept in the house. The bed was made of lauhala mats. These were on the floor, ..."

4. Legends and Lyrics of Hawaii by Margaret Kirby Morgan (1922)
"THE MAN WHO WEAVES lauhala MATS The man who weaves lauhala mats What wondrous tales he has to tell— His skillful fingers work right well, (He also weaves ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1864)
"Commend us to a lauhala-tree in times of thunder-showers. Occasionally the Pride of India, the Koa and the Sandal-wood are seen, but not often, ..."

6. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"The lauhala mats in the moist climate of the Tropics are almost indestructible. When brought to dry climates they require moistening occasionally to prevent ..."

7. Hawaii and Its Volcanoes by Charles Henry Hitchcock (1911)
"A good illustration of the origin of the vegetation is the screw pine, pandanus or lauhala. This is a small tree growing at the sea shore. ..."

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