an evergreen tree, Metrosideros polymorpha, that is common throughout Hawaii and produces flowers which are usually red, but can also be orange, pink or yellow
2.
the flower of this tree
lehua in American English
(leɪˈhuɑ)
noun
1.
a tropical tree (Metrosideros collina) of the myrtle family, with clusters of bright-red flowers and hard, durable wood: it grows in Hawaii and other Pacific islands