koali

noun

ko·​a·​li

kōˈälē,

kəˈwä-

plural -s

: any of several tropical morning glories of the genus Ipomoea (as I. tuberculata or I. insularis) used in Hawaii as cordage

Word History

Etymology

Hawaiian

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