hapu'u

See also: hapuʻu

English

Wikispecies

Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi (Cibotium menziesii)

Alternative forms

• hapuʻu

Etymology

From Hawaiian hāpuʻu.

Noun

hapu'u

1. Any of four species of tropical tree ferns of the genus Cibotium found in Hawai'i.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 36:

     The commonest species is the hapu‘u, Cibotium, a majestic and graceful fern with all the elegance of a green fountain.