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ko⋅a

[koh-uh]
–noun
1. a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
2. the hard, red or golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

Origin:
1840–50; < Hawaiian
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ko·a   (kō'ə)   
n.  
  1. An acacia (Acacia koa) native to Hawaii having flowers arranged in axillary racemes and small sickle-shaped leaves.

  2. The light-to-dark brown or reddish wood of this tree, used for furniture, crafts, cabinetry, and musical instruments.


[Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *to'a, ironwood tree.]
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Bible Dictionary

Koa

he-camel, occurs only in Ezek. 23:23, some province or place in the Babylonian empire, used in this passage along with Shoa (q.v.).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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