Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant of the ginger family, Zinziber Zerumbet, which is distributed over all the volcanic islands of Polynesia and in India. See also
beta . - noun The name in Tahiti of another plant of the same family, Amomum Cevuga.
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Examples
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The wild ginger is called awapuhi (squeeze the bulbs and it is great hair conditioner!).
Eileen Ogintz: Kauai Morphs From Garden Isle to Adventure Haven 2010
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The wild ginger is called awapuhi (squeeze the bulbs and it is great hair conditioner!).
Eileen Ogintz: Kauai Morphs From Garden Isle to Adventure Haven 2010
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As for trendy ingredients, such as awapuhi, ojon and argan oil, even hemp, there's too little of it in any product to make a difference, many shampoo experts say.
latimes.com - News 2010
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"All of our awapuhi is grown on our solar-powered farm in Hawaii," says DeJoria.
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Above them, walking trails are lushly bordered by flowering trees and plants; some endemic, and others-like banana and kukui-nut trees, and agave and awapuhi plants-brought over by Hawaii's first Polynesian settlers around 200 A.D.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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Treatments use "natural and indigenous ingredients, such as seaweed, pineapple, awapuhi root, red Kauai clay, guava and coconut," according to the press release.
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This shampoo contains awapuhi, mango, and ylang ylang.
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We raise the awapuhi on our farm using solar collectors. "
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(jasmine), 'awapuhi (ginger) and liliko'i (passionfruit).
SFGate: Top News Stories Jeanne Cooper 2010
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