ohia
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ohia (plural ohias)
- Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
- in Hawaii: the lehua, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (native to Hawaii)
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 36:
- The dominant canopy plant is the Ohi‘a, a greyish tree of medium height, often gnarled and dressed with lichens, and carrying small, oval, dark green leaves that shine attractively in a certain light.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 36:
- the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense, (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).
- in Hawaii: the lehua, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (native to Hawaii)
Further reading
Metrosideros polymorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Syzygium malaccense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia