Otaheite
/ˌəʊtɑːˈhiːti/ /ˌəʊtəˈhiːti/(also Otaheit)
adjective
= Tahitian. Now only with reference to plants associated with Tahiti.
noun
= Otaheite cane.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Joseph Banks (1743–1820), naturalist and patron of science. From Otaheite, former name in English of the Pacific island of Tahiti, a misinterpretation of Tahitian ʽo, focus marker + Tahiti, the name of the island.
- ruby blende
- ruby copper
- ruby coral
- ruby-crested
- ruby-crowned
- ruby-crowned kinglet
- ruby-crowned wren
- rubydazzler
- ruby glass
- ruby-headed
- ruby hole
- Ruby, Jack
- ruby laser
- Ruby Mountains
- Ruby Murray
- ruby-necked
- ruby port
- ruby-red
- ruby-ripe
- ruby rock
- ruby silver
- ruby spinel
- ruby sulfur
- ruby sulphur
- ruby-sweet