Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of pilus.
  • noun In the Hawaiian Islands, a long coarse grass, Andropogon contortus, used for thatching houses, but very troublesome to sheep on account of its twisted awns which become entangled in their wool.
  • noun A Philippine name of the nuts of the pilaui-tree, Canarium Luzonicum. They are nearly triangular in cross-section and are pointed at each end. The oily kernel has an almond-like flavor and is eaten by the natives. See pilaui.

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  • noun Plural form of pilus.

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Examples

  • We ate delicious beans and rice and peas and bread, all with tons of the local hot pepper called pili-pili.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Doug Melvin Boise Idaho 2007

  • We ate delicious beans and rice and peas and bread, all with tons of the local hot pepper called pili-pili.

    Aquaculture in Africa Journal Letters from a Zaire Peace Corps Volunteer Doug Melvin Boise Idaho 2007

  • I ka lima o ka po o ka hoomau ana o keia moeuhane ia Hauailiki, ma ka pili o ke ahiahi, ala ae la oia a pii aku la iuka o Paliuli, me ka ike ole nae o kona hoa.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • I aku nae oia ia Hauailiki, "Ua pau ka pili a kaua, no ka manawa ona awa aku la no ia."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ma ka pili o ka wanaao oia po no, ka lua ia o ka hookani ana.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • I ka lua o ka po, hana hou no o Kahalaomapuana i kana hana; ma ka pili nae o ke ahiahi kana hoomaka ana e hookani, aole nae i uluhua ke Alii.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A ma ka pili o ke ao, hookani hou aku la o Kahalaomapuana i kana pu la-i e like me ke kani mua ana, alaila, ua lilo iho la no ia i mea lealea no ke Alii; elua wale no puhi ana a Kahalaomapuana ia po.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ma ka pili o ka wanaao, hiki lakou i kahi e kokoke iki aku ana i

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Neisseria use so-called pili, highly specialized structures made of proteins arranged like a spring, to take up large snippets of DNA - usually DNA from other Neisseria species.

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  • Dugang ni Lacson, an PCCI yaun programa sugad san STORE (School-To-Office Response to Employment) nga systema diin an mga empleyado ngan mga administrador san eskwelahan in maka pili sin ginkikinahanghlan nga training ngan kabatiran sa ngatanan nga balitang san recruitment ngan ngatanan nga level san pantrabahuan.

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