iliau
noun
ili·au
\ˌēlēˈau̇\
Definition of iliau
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: a destructive disease of young sugarcane endemic in Hawaii caused by a fungus (Gnomonia iliau) and characterized by binding of the leaf bases tightly about the stem
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Origin and Etymology of iliau
Hawaiian, literally, hidebound
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