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of the leaflet, Niu. (This part tied up in 

 bundles, forms excellent brooms for ships' decks.) 

 The fallen unripe fruit, Poniu ; cocoa-nut, 

 nearly ripe, Omato ; mictions part of the ker- 

 nel, Haro ; coagulated, or old milk of the 

 nut, Utu ; outward covering of the nut, Iri 

 Haari ; the hard shell, Abu Haari. At the 

 Tonga Islands : — The plaited fronds, for thatch- 

 ing houses, &c., Baula ; husk of the cocoa-nut, 

 Bulu ; a shell, husk, &c., Gnedji ; cocoa-nut 

 shells, Gnedji niu ; a kind of cocoa-nut, the 

 husk of which is eaten, Gnono-gnono ; a very 

 young cocoa-nut, Gnonu ; large cocoa-nut shells, 

 for water, Hohoni ; a cup, or cocoa-nut shell for 

 drinking out of, Ibu ; the oil, emulsion of the 

 cocoa-nut, Loloi. 



P This palm is widely spread over tropical re- 

 gions ; even a small islet just appearing above the 

 surface of the "great waters," is usually decorated 

 by several, although yet uninhabited ; the tough, 

 thick covering of the nut protects the germ whilst 

 it floats on the briny wave, borne by the currents 

 to a barren spot, on which it germinates, and, its 

 fruit falling, again springs up, until a magnificent 

 grove decorates the before-barren islet, delighting 

 the eye, and affording refreshment to the wearied 

 navigator. Ifelue Island, and numerous others 



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