Home › Words › P › palapalaipalapalaipalapalai means the fern Microlepia strigosa.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, palapalai ranks #31,746 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Hawaiian palapalai.nounThe fern Microlepia strigosa.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.makaloa 61% match — Cyperus laevigatus, a species of sedge. vs palapalai →kikawaeo 59% match — The fern Dryopteris cyatheoides. vs palapalai →ekaha 59% match — Asplenium nidus, an epiphytic fern. vs palapalai →kupukupu 58% match — A fern of speciesNephrolepis exaltata. vs palapalai →pamakani 56% match — The flowering plant Tetramolopium capillare. vs palapalai →amaumau 55% match — The fern Sadleria cyatheoides, endemic to Hawaii. vs palapalai →kalamalo 55% match — Eragrostis variabilis, a grass endemic to Hawaii. vs palapalai →mokihana 54% match — The plant Melicope anisata. vs palapalai →