I Dream of Uhi Photograph by Heidi Fickinger
uhi
3. n. The yam (Dioscorea alata), from southeast Asia, a climber with square stems, heart-shaped leaves, and large, edible, underground tubers. The plant is widely distributed through islands of the Pacific, where it is commonly grown for food. (HP 166–172, Neal 230.) Also pālau, ulehihi. In the past botanists have applied the name uhi incorrectly to the hoi kuahiwi. (PPN ʻufi.)
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