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maolis

maolis is the plural of maoli.

Meaning of maoli

Noun

maoli (plural maolis or maoli)

  1. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia, having large bunches of long, round fruits with dark-colored flesh.
    • Kaneiakama's spirit companion instructed him what to do, how to place the sacrificial pig, coconuts, red fish, bananas of the maoli variety and other offerings at the foot of a tree that was entered by one of the male gods.1971, Catherine C. Summers, Molokai: A Site Survey, page 201

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Noun capitalized: Maolis

Maolis

  1. (plural) plural of Maoli

Questions about maolis

What is maolis the plural of?
Maolis is the plural of maoli.
What part of speech is maolis?
Maolis is a noun.

Words near maolis in the dictionary

  1. Maoizes
  2. Maoizing
  3. Maojian
  4. maoli
  5. Maolin
  6. maolis
  7. maomao
  8. maomaos
  9. Maomet
  10. Maoming
  11. maon

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