ohia lehua


o·hi·a le·hu·a

O0046150 (ō-hē′ə lā-ho͞o′ə)n. An evergreen tree or shrub (Metrosideros polymorpha) of the Hawaiian Islands, having hard wood and showy red flowers with numerous long stamens.
[Hawaiian 'ōhi'a lehua : 'ōhi'a, ohia lehua + lehua, flower of the ohia lehua.]

le•hu•a

(leɪˈhu ɑ)

n., pl. -hu•as. a Hawaiian tree, Metrosideros villosa, with bright red flowers, yielding a hard wood. [1885–90; < Hawaiian]