Hawaiian Noun · Plants
ʻohiʻa lehua
Pronunciation: /oh-hee-ah leh-hoo-ah/
Meaning
Lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha), iconic native tree.
Example sentences
Ke ulu nei ka ʻohiʻa lehua mauna kiʻekiʻe.
The ʻohiʻa lehua tree grows on the high mountain.
Ua ʻike au i nā pua ʻulaʻula o ka ʻohiʻa lehua ma ka huakaʻi hele.
I saw the red flowers of the ʻohiʻa lehua on the hike.
Kaulana ka ʻohiʻa lehua ma ka moʻolelo Hawaiʻi.
The ʻohiʻa lehua is famous in Hawaiian legends.
About this word
“ʻohiʻa lehua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha), iconic native tree. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.