Hawaiian Noun · Plants
aʻaliʻi
Pronunciation: /ah-AH-lee-ee/
Meaning
A native shrub (Dodonaea viscosa) with small, papery seed capsules, often used in leis.
Example sentences
Ua ʻohi au i nā lau aʻaliʻi no ka hana ʻana i lei.
I picked the leaves of the aʻaliʻi to make a lei.
Nani ka nānā ʻana i nā pua liʻiliʻi o ka aʻaliʻi i ka wā ʻōpuʻu.
It is beautiful to look at the small flowers of the aʻaliʻi when they are budding.
Ua kanu ʻo Māmā i ka lāʻau aʻaliʻi ma ka māla.
Mother planted the aʻaliʻi shrub in the garden.
About this word
“aʻaliʻi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A native shrub (Dodonaea viscosa) with small, papery seed capsules, often used in leis. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.