- awapuhi kuahiwi
- n. exotic Hawaiian medicinal plant with underground stems that are shaped like a knob and when cut they have a nice spicy smell like the ginger
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ginger — Awapuhi (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), kāhili, amomo, kinika. ♦ Slimy liquid in blossoms of awapuhi kuahiwi, kikī … English-Hawaiian dictionary
medicine — Lā au, lā au lapa au, wai lā au, hālalo. Various kinds of medicine: apu, lā au hānō, lā au moe, lā au ho omoe, lā au ho ohiamoe, lā au ho onahā, lā au ho opā, lā au ho opi i, lā au ho opi ipi i, lā au ho opūhi u, hālalo po i, aikūpele, ehu,… … English-Hawaiian dictionary