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🌳 A sandalwood tree 🪵 Fragrant wood
iliahi

iliahi

9.9
Scented wood or oil from a Hawaiian sandalwood tree used for carving and incense
  • noun
  • /ˈɪliˌɑːhi/
  • US
translation icon : madera de iliahi
  • A gentle scent of iliahi filled the room as the incense burned.

Examples

  • Traditional Hawaiian healers sometimes use iliahi oil in their remedies.

  • The artisan carved a beautiful box from iliahi for the local market.

  • Many artisans use iliahi for their carvings.

  • Can you smell the iliahi incense burning?

  • The artisan carved a beautiful box from iliahi for the local market.

  • A gentle scent of iliahi filled the room as the incense burned.

  • Traditional Hawaiian healers sometimes use iliahi oil in their remedies.

Synonyms

ilang-ilang
vsiliahi
  • Philippine
9.9

A fragrant oil made from the flowers of a tropical tree and used in perfume

is an aromatic oil obtained from fragrant wood rather than from flowers
elemi
vsiliahi
  • Specialized
9.9

A scented sticky substance from tropical trees used in incense, varnish, and perfume

is derived from wood or its oil rather than from tree resin
gum elemi
vsiliahi
  • Specialized
9.9

A fragrant resin from trees used in incense, varnish, and perfume

is obtained from fragrant wood or its oil, not from tree resin
salai
vsiliahi
  • Indian
9.9

A tree from India that produces a resin used as incense and medicine

is a fragrant wood or oil used for carving and perfume not medicine

Surface Forms

iliahi singular
iliahis plural

Etymology

Iliahi comes from Hawaiian and means 'sandalwood', the sweet-smelling wood and oil from that tree. So iliahi also names the fragrant wood or oil used for carving, incense, and perfume in Hawaiian tradition.