maile

[ mahy-ley, -lee, mah-ee-ley ]

noun

1. a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maile¹

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1905–10

Example Sentences

Update: Maile Molin appeared at Women in the World Texas in San Antonio on October 22, 2014.

From The Daily Beast

At this point in my life, the person I turn to for nuts and bolts help is Maile Malloy.

From The Daily Beast

In the arch of each window hung a wreath of maile, a pretty green vine.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first of Samuel you shall read of Goliah a Philistine, the weight of whose brigandine or shirt of maile was of 5000.

From Project Gutenberg

She was very jealous of Maile, who would often go surf-riding with him.

From Project Gutenberg

Maile-lau-lii (Small-leafed-maile), a young woman, who becomes the wife of Maka-ku.

From Project Gutenberg

Maile-Pakaha, the younger sister of Maile-lau-lii, who becomes the wife of Puapua-kea.

From Project Gutenberg