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iliahi

iliahi noun: any of those species of Santalum that are endemic to Hawaii.

Noun

iliahi

  1. Any of those species of Santalum that are endemic to Hawaii.
    • Westerners recognized the iliahi as sandalwood.2004, Alton Pryor, Little Known Tales in Hawaii History, page 25

Origin of iliahi

From Hawaiian ʻiliahi.

Questions about iliahi

What does iliahi mean?
Iliahi means any of those species of Santalum that are endemic to Hawaii.
What part of speech is iliahi?
Iliahi is a noun.

Words near iliahi in the dictionary

  1. Iliad
  2. Iliadic
  3. Iliadist
  4. Iliadists
  5. Iliads
  6. iliahi
  7. ilial
  8. Iliamna
  9. Ilian
  10. Ilian Poblacion
  11. Iliana

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