ohia

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In the Hawaiian Islands: either of two trees of the myrtle family, the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (more fully "ohia lehua"), and the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense (more fully "ohia ai").


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Origin:
early 19th century. From Hawaiian ʽōhiʽa (also more fully ʽōhiʽa-lehua flowering ohia, ʽōhiʽa-ʽai edible ohia)




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