Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Hawaii, a small tree, Dodonæa riscosa, 12 to 25 feet high. It is one of the commonest trees of that region and is found on all the islands. It also occurs in tropical America, New Zealand, and Australia, and on probably all of the volcanic island groups of Polynesia. It is valued for its hard-grained, dark wood. Called
apiri in Tahiti.
Wiktionary
- n. A bushy garden shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- n. A bushy garden shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
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