English

Metrosideros polymorpha

Syzygium malaccense

Alternative forms

• ohi'a

Noun

ohia ‎(plural ohias)

1. Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
   1. in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
      • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 36:

        The dominant canopy plant is the Ohi‘a, a greyish tree of medium height, often gnarled and dressed with lichens, and carrying small, oval, dark green leaves that shine attractively in a certain light.

   2. the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense, (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).