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ohia

ohia

1 9.9
A bright red flower from the Hawaiian tree that people call lehua
  • noun
  • /oʊˈhiːə/
  • US
: ohia
  • The ohia blossom, known as lehua, brightens the landscape of Hawaii with its vibrant red color.
  • ohia lehua

Examples

  • There are occasional small examples of two of the most characteristic native trees of the Hawaiian Islands, koa and ohia lehua.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Near the top of a stand of 'ohi'a trees, I see three scarlet 'apapanes, redder even than the spiked blossoms of the ohia-lehua.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • During our hike, we admired the beautiful ohia flowers that were blooming all around us.

  • The bees are attracted to the sweet nectar of the ohia blossoms that thrive in the Hawaiian forests.

Synonyms

lehua
vsohia
  • US
1 9.9

A Hawaiian tree or its bright red flower

is specifically the tree's blossom especially called by its Hawaiian name

Surface Forms

ohia singular
ohias plural

Etymology

Ohia comes from the Hawaiian name ʻŌhiʻa, and the tree's famous red bloom, often called lehua, is closely linked to the name. So ohia can mean the blossom as well as the tree.