- pamakani
- \\ˈpäməˌkänē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Hawaii pā-makani(haole), from pā-makani, any of several native plants, literally, wind-blown, + haole foreign: a tall tropical American perennial herb (Eupatorium macrophyllum) that is sometimes cultivated in the warm greenhouse for its showy corymbs of reddish lilac flower heads
Useful english dictionary. 2012.