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hili.eʻe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Var. of ʻilieʻe, plumbago.

HI-LI-E-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A shrub having a powerful stimulant corrosive bark. See ILIHEE.

Hiliee (hī'-lī-e'e), n.

/ hī'-lī-e'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Name of a low straggling shrub (Plumbago zeylanica). The acrid juice of the plant is considered poisonous and was formerly employed for black tattooing. Known also as iliee, ilihee and ilieo.

hilieʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica), growing in dry regions near the coast. Its roots contain poison, the bark supplies a stimulant, the leaves are used for medicine, and the sap supplies a black coloring for tattoo marks. (NEAL 667.)

hilieʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica) native to the tropics from Indonesia to Hawaiʻi. Grows in a dry area near any leeward coast. This plant is not as poisonous as the red-or blue-flowered species and has a long history of medical use. The sap was used to blacken tattoo marks, often a form of mourning for the dead. It was used internally as a cathartic, externally as a poultice. (NEAL 667.)

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