ohia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ohia (plural ohias)
- Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
- in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 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.
- A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).
- in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
Further reading
[edit]- Metrosideros polymorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Syzygium malaccense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia