ohiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/

名詞

ohia (plural ohias)

1. Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially
   1. in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
      • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 36:

        The dominant canopy plant is the Ohi‘a, a greyish tree of medium height, often gnarled and dressed with lichens, and carrying small, oval, dark green leaves that shine attractively in a certain light.

   2. A Malay apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

Further reading

• Metrosideros polymorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syzygium malaccense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

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