释义 |
ohelo|əʊˈheɪləʊ| [Hawaiian.] The red or yellow fruit of a blueberry native to Hawaii, Vaccinium reticulatum. Also attrib.
1843J. J. Jarves Hist. Hawaiian Islands i. 9 The banana, yam, sweet potato,..ohelo (a berry),..are indigenous and plentiful. 1888W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 272 The shining fleshy berry, the ‘Ohelo’,..is the principal food of the wild mountain goose. 1977Time 17 Oct. 41/1 Native Hawaiians have long attempted to placate the fire goddess Pele by dropping offerings—ohelo berries, liquor and, once upon a time, an occasional human—into the crater of the 4,090ft. volcano Kilauea. |