wiliwilin.

/ˈwiːlɪwiːli/

Etymology: Hawaiian.

A coral tree, Erythrina sandwicensis, of the family Leguminosæ, native to Hawaii and Tahiti and bearing clusters of orange flowers.

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1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 100 ‘Wiliwili’..loses its leaves in late summer.

1913 J. 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.

1917 Nature 20 Sept. 57/2 In the arid regions is found the wiliwili.., a deciduous tree with gnarly growth.

1965 N.Z. Listener 17 Dec. 4/2 The Hawaiian chiefs..riding the lighter, balsa-like wili-wili boards.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	wiliwili
释义	wiliwilin. /ˈwiːlɪwiːli/ Etymology: Hawaiian. A coral tree, Erythrina sandwicensis, of the family Leguminosæ, native to Hawaii and Tahiti and bearing clusters of orange flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > coral-tree coral-tree1756 coxcomb1784 kaffir tree1792 Erythrina1865 karat-tree1868 hielaman tree1884 wiliwili1888 1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 100 ‘Wiliwili’..loses its leaves in late summer. 1913 J. 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. 1917 Nature 20 Sept. 57/2 In the arid regions is found the wiliwili.., a deciduous tree with gnarly growth. 1965 N.Z. Listener 17 Dec. 4/2 The Hawaiian chiefs..riding the lighter, balsa-like wili-wili boards. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1888
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