wiliwili

Meaning

Noun

  • Erythrina sandwicensis (species), a fabaceous flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Origin

  • Hawaiian wiliwili, literally "repeatedly twisted", in reference to the dehiscing seed pods.

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