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kiaou

Bingham

kiáou

n. a creeping vine.

Sabatier

kiaou

n. a creeping plant used for medicine, fertilizer for taro, object for sorcery.
sn. Triumfetta procumbens.
ex. te kiaou ni marawa: a species of sea weed.
sn. Turbinaria sp.

Topics: Plants and trees, Health and illness