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pili
1[ pee-lee ]
noun
- a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Also called pili nut. the seed of this tree.
pili
2[ pahy-lahy ]
noun
- Biology. plural of pilus.
pili-
3- a combining form meaning “hair,” used in the formation of compound words:
piliform.
pili
1/ ˈpaɪlɪ /
plural noun
- bacteriol short curled hairlike processes on the surface of certain bacteria that are involved in conjugation and the attachment of the bacteria to other cells
pili
2/ pɪˈliː /
noun
- a burseraceous Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, with edible seeds resembling almonds
- Also calledpili nut the seed of this tree
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Example Sentences
To commemorate his safe landing he at once planted on the rock the pili grass he had brought with him.
On the contrary in speaking of the Canarium, Blanco states that it yields a resin called “pili-pitch.”
The roasted Pili nut alone has a very agreeable almond taste.
On Upolu the name of Pili has an early place among the doings of mortals and in the division of the lands.
When Pili was old and dying he called his children together and appointed them their places and employments.
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