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‖ lauhala|laʊˈhɑːlə|
[Hawaiian lau leaf + hala pandanus.]
A Polynesian screw pine, Pandanus tectorius; the dried leaves of the tree, or the material plaited from them.
1826M. Graham Voy. H.M.S. Blonde to Sandwich Is. ii. 108 A church..has lately been erected here: its walls are of reeds, lined with the woven leaves of the lauhala. 1866‘Mark Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 99 Shady groves of forest trees..the breadfruit, the lau hala, the orange, lime. 1875I. L. Bird Hawaian Archipelago viii. 111 Then we come upon a whole cluster of grass houses under lauhalas and bananas. 1898J. A. Owen Story Hawaii iii. 87 Around the room are hung native mats woven from the long leaf of the ‘lauhala’ tree. 1933E. H. Bryan in Ancient Hawaiian Civilization 127 Much of the plaited work, such as baskets, mats, pillows, and fans, was made from lauhala, the leaf of the pandanus. 1954J. Sheridan in J. Macdonald Lethal Sex (1962) 174 With lauhala mats and some reed furniture..it will be quite charming. 1957P. H. Buck Arts & Crafts Hawaii 250 Sandals..were quickly woven of any tough fiber at hand: lauhala, ti, banana leaves. |