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1. Same as uli #1.

• Examples:
  • He lole uliuli (Puk. 25.4), blue clothing.
  • ʻIli uliuli, brown skin.
  • Uliuli mau, evergreen.
• Related:
  • hoʻouliuli Same as hoʻouli.

2. n., A kind of rock from which adzes were made.

• References:
  • Malo 19.

3. (Cap.) n., Name of a star (no data).

• Related:
  • Nile Uliuli. Blue Nile.

adj., See uli. Blue. Puk. 25:4. Green. Kanl. 12:2. Dark colored. Iob. 6:16. Black. Mel. Sol. 5:11. Ka moana uliuli; ka lole uliuli.

s., Green things; verdure; a pasture. Ioel. 1:19.

adj., Blue; green; dark colored; black: ka moana uliuli; ka lole uliuli.

n., A dark or dusky hue; color of the clear sky; appearance of a verdant landscape.

1. n., A small gourd used as a musical instrument.

2. n., A hula dance in which the uliuli gourd is used. Also formerly called ulili.

Cerulean blue, vegetation green, or dark-cloud black.

Variety of sweet potato, dark or dusky in coloration. (NP 126.)

blue, green, dark colored, brown, black.

Kind of rock from which adzes were made (PE).