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ohia

/ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/ UK

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From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

noun ohias · ohi'a

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.
A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

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@misc{ohia_2026,
  title = {ohia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ohia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}