aalii

[ ah-lee-ee ]

/ ɑˈli i /

noun

a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.

Nearby words

aaes, aaf, aah, aalborg, aalesund, aalii, aalst, aalto, aam, aap, aar

Origin of aalii

From the Hawaiian word ʿaʿaliʿi

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British Dictionary definitions for aalii

aalii

/ (ɑːˈliːiː) /

noun

a bushy sapindaceous shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having small greenish flowers and sticky foliage

Word Origin for aalii

Hawaiian

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