ʻōhiʻa

See also: ohia and ọhịa

Hawaiian
Nā lau ā me nā hua ʻōhiʻa.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Maori kahika and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).

Noun

ʻōhiʻa

  1. mountain apple or Malay apple; Syzygium malaccense
    Synonym: ʻōhiʻa ʻai
  2. Metrosideros polymorpha
    Synonym: ʻōhiʻa lehua
  3. Metrosideros macropus
    Synonyms: ʻōhiʻa lehua, lehua, lehua mamo

Derived terms
  • ʻōhiʻa haole (“tomato”)
  • ʻōhiʻa lehua
  • ʻōhiʻa loke (“rose apple (Syzygium jambos)”)
  • ʻōhiʻa lomi (“tomato”)
  • ʻōhiʻa ʻai

Descendants
  • → English: ohia

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻōhiʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 277-8
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