iliau
/ ili.au /n., An endemic woody plant (Wilkesia gymnoxiphium 🌐), related to the ʻāhinahina or silversword, found only in western mountains of Kauaʻi. It is 1 to 4 m high, unbranched, the stems ending in clumps of long narrow leaves.
- Examples:
- ʻO ka iliau loha i ka lā (For. 4:283), the iliau drooping, in the sun.
- References:
- Neal 845.
- See ex., pūʻolo.
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