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wiliwili|ˈwiːlɪwiːlɪ|
[Hawaiian.]
A coral tree, Erythrina sandwicensis, of the family Leguminosæ, native to Hawaii and Tahiti and bearing clusters of orange flowers.
1888W. F. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 100 ‘Wiliwili’..loses its leaves in late summer. 1913J. F. Rock Indigenous Trees Hawaiian Islands 191 The very soft, white wood of the Wiliwili..is still used by the natives for outriggers on their fishing canoes. 1917Nature 20 Sept. 57/2 In the arid regions is found the wiliwili.., a deciduous tree with gnarly growth. 1965N.Z. Listener 17 Dec. 4/2 The Hawaiian chiefs..riding the lighter, balsa-like wili-wili boards. |