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ohia lehua

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o⋅hi⋅a lehu⋅a

  [oh-hee-uh]
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–noun
lehua (def. 1).
Origin:
1885–90; < Hawaiian ʿōhiʿa-lehua

le⋅hu⋅a

  [ley-hoo-ah]
–noun
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.
Origin:
1885–90; < Hawaiian
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o·hi·a le·hu·a   (ō-hē'ə lā-hōō'ə)   
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 lehua + lehua, flower of the ohia lehua.]
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