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wiliwili

wiliwili noun: a fabaceous flowering tree of species Erythrina sandwicensis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Noun

wiliwili (plural wiliwilis)

  1. A fabaceous flowering tree of species Erythrina sandwicensis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Forms of wiliwili

pluralwiliwilis

Origin of wiliwili

From Hawaiian wiliwili (literally “repeatedly twisted”), in reference to the dehiscing seed pods.

Questions about wiliwili

What does wiliwili mean?
Wiliwili means a fabaceous flowering tree of species Erythrina sandwicensis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
What part of speech is wiliwili?
Wiliwili is a noun.
What is the plural of wiliwili?
The plural of wiliwili is wiliwilis.

Words near wiliwili in the dictionary

  1. wilily
  2. wiliness
  3. wilinesses
  4. wiling
  5. wiling out
  6. wiliwili
  7. wiliwilis
  8. wilja
  9. wiljas
  10. wilk
  11. Wilke

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