ohia

See also: ọhịa and ʻōhiʻa

English
Metrosideros polymorpha
Syzygium malaccense

Alternative forms
  • ohi'a

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/

Noun

ohia (plural ohias)

  1. Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
    1. 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.
    2. A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

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