Definition of Aalii

1. Noun. A small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood.

Group relationships: Dodonaea, Genus Dodonaea
Generic synonyms: Tree

Definition of Aalii

1. Noun. A bushy small tree, ''Dodonaea viscosa'', native to Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky leaves and dark wood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aalii

1. a tropical tree [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aalii

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aaahing
aad wife
aad wives
aagh
aah
aahed
aahing
aahs
aak
aal
aalii (current term)
aaliis
aals
aandblom
aandbloms
aard-vark
aard-varks
aard-wolf
aardvark
aardvarks
aardwolf
aardwolves
aargh
aarrgh
aarrghh

Literary usage of Aalii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1893)
"... Like to a man who always drinks awa, So the roughness of that kukui of Lihue, 465 Not like to Eu. Not like to the tree aalii, The sweet smelling tree ..."

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