- ohia lehua
- noun Etymology: Hawaiian 'ōhi'a-lehua Date: 1888 lehua
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ohia lehua
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ohia lehua — /oh hee euh/ lehua (def. 1). [1885 90; < Hawaiian ohi a lehua] * * * o|hi|a «oh HEE ah», noun, or ohia lehua, the lehua of Hawaii. ╂[< Hawaiian ōhi a] … Useful english dictionary
ohia lehua — /oh hee euh/ lehua (def. 1). [1885 90; < Hawaiian ohi a lehua] * * * … Universalium
ohia lehua — o•hi′a lehu′a [[t]oʊˈhi ə[/t]] n. pln lehua • Etymology: 1885–90; < Hawaiian ‘ōhi‘a lehua … From formal English to slang
ohia-lehua — noun see ohia 1 … Useful english dictionary
ohia — ōˈhēə noun ( s) Etymology: Hawaiian ōhi a 1. or ohia lehua ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ [ohia lehua from Hawaiian ōhi a lehua, from ōhi a + lehua fruit of the lehua tree] … Useful english dictionary
lehua — /lay hooh ah/, n. 1. Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood. 2. the bright red, corymbose flower of this tree. [1885 90; < Hawaiian] * * * … Universalium
ohia — noun Etymology: Hawaiian ōhi a Date: 1824 lehua … New Collegiate Dictionary
Metrosideros polymorpha — ʻŌhiʻa lehua ʻŌhiʻa lehua flowers Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
ohialehua — o·hi·a le·hu·a (ō hēʹə lā ho͞oʹə) n. Any of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Metrosideros of Hawaii and other Pacific islands, especially M. collina or M. polymorpha, having showy red flowers. [Hawaiian ōhi a lehua: ōhi a, ohia… … Universalium
Mauna Loa — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mauna. Mauna Loa Vue du Mauna Loa enneigé. Géographie Al … Wikipédia en Français
