Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Hawaii, a small tree, Dodonæa riscosa, 12 to 25 feet high.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Hawaiian ʻaʻaliʻi ("name of any of the Dodonaea hardwood shrubs")

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word aalii.

Examples

  • Dictionary Search Page - An unabridged dictionary from aalii to zymurgy, including a pronunciation guide.

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2009

  • The same report, which appeared in the journal Science, said aalii, another native plant, quickly grows new leaves after a sulfur dioxide attack.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2009

  • An unabridged dictionary from aalii to zymurgy, including a pronunciation guide.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.