kukui

/koo-koo-ee/US // kuˈku i //

库奎

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the candlenut tree, Aleurites moluccana, of the spurge family, having grayish leaves and clusters of small white flowers: the state tree of Hawaii.

Coffee trees in Kona are planted principally in the open, though sometimes they are shaded by the native kukui trees.
The Kukui tree is easily recognizable from afar off by the pale hue of its foliage, which appears to be dusted over with flour.
One of the conspicuous trees of the Hawaiian forests is the Kukui or candle-nut.
Fine varieties were even made of the kukui (Aleurites moluccana).
They grow on a beautiful tree called "kukui," or candle-nut tree.