ʻākulikuli

Hawaiian

Etymology

From a reduplicated form of Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *katuli (“a herb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaːˌku.liˈku.li/

Noun

ʻākulikuli

  1. shoreline purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)
  2. any of various similar succulent plants

Derived terms

  • ʻākulikuli kai (“pickleweed”)
  • ʻākulikuli kula (“common purslane”)
  • ʻākulikuli lau liʻi (“common purslane”)
  • ʻākulikuli lei (“ice plant”)
  • ʻākulikuli ʻaeʻae (“Hawaii desert-thorn”)

Further reading

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