mānienie maoli

Hawaiian

Etymology

From mānienie (“Bermuda grass”) +‎ maoli (“native”), a retronym created after Bermuda grass was introduced to Hawaii and became the most common species referred to as mānienie.

Noun

mānienie maoli

  1. seashore dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus)
    Synonym: mānienie ʻakiʻaki

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