aalii

American  

[ah-lee-ee] / ɑˈli i /

Or 'a'ali'i

noun

1. the Hawaiian name for Dodonaea viscosa, a flowering shrub of the soapberry family, with foliage that is leathery and sticky: known for its wide distribution throughout the world’s tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions.

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aalii British  

/ ɑːˈliːiː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of aalii

First recorded in 1880–85; from Hawaiian ʿaʿaliʿi