ila
1. n. A dark birthmark. Ke hele nei ā kūkaʻi ka ila o Pūpū-kea (FS 195), the birthmark of Pūpū-kea appears [believed to indicate strength]. (PPN ʻila.)
2. vs. Dark. Pau ka wao maiʻa a pala ila (chant), all the bananas of the uplands are ripened black.
3. n. Changing colors of an octopus skin. ʻO ka ila o ka heʻe e holo ana iʻō ā i ʻaneʻi o ka heʻe, the changing colors of the octopus move here and there on the octopus.
4. Same as kawowo, seedling.