laupele

English

Etymology

From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).

Noun

laupele (uncountable)

1. A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.

   Synonyms: aibika, sunset muskmallow, sunset hibiscus, hibiscus manihot, Pacific spinach, slippery cabbage, bele, lettuce tree, island cabbage, bush cabbage

   • 2017 July 10, “Get organised”, in Samoa Observer‎^[1]:

     ‘Maintenance free’ greens like laupele, pi, isalaelu, kukama maukegi melegi etc can be planted.

Translations

flowering plant

• Fijian: bele (fj)
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Further reading

• Abelmoschus manihot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia