aalii
[ah-lee-ee]
- a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
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Origin of aalii
From the Hawaiian word ʿaʿaliʿi
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aalii
- a bushy sapindaceous shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having small greenish flowers and sticky foliage
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Word Origin
Hawaiian
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