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ohia

UK/ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/

ohia noun: in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii).

ohia: in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
Image: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

ohia (plural ohias)

  1. in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
    • 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, published 2011, page 36
  2. A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

Forms of ohia

pluralohias
alternative formohi'a

Origin of ohia

From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

Questions about ohia

What does ohia mean?
Ohia means in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii).
What part of speech is ohia?
Ohia is a noun.
How do you pronounce ohia?
Ohia is pronounced /ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ohia?
The plural of ohia is ohias.

Words near ohia in the dictionary

  1. oheloberry
  2. ohelos
  3. OHG
  4. OHG.
  5. Ohi
  6. ohia
  7. Ohiah
  8. Ohian
  9. Ohians
  10. ohias
  11. OHIM

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