English Explanatory Dictionary

ohia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
  2. in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
  3. A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

Pronunciation

/ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/

Word forms

ohia ohias ohi'a

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

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