ohian.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/, U.S.

/oʊˈhiə/

Forms: 1800s ohea, 1800s ohear, 1800s– ohia, 1900s– 'ohi'a.

Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian ʽōhiʽa.

Etymology: < Hawaiian ʽōhiʽa (also more fully ʽōhiʽa-lehua flowering ohia, ʽōhiʽa-ʽai edible ohia).

In the Hawaiian Islands: either of two trees of the myrtle family, the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (more fully ohia lehua), and the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense (more fully ohia ai).

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ohia1815

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pine1788

angophora1804

ohia1815

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horopito1847

ramarama1848

matipo1853

white pine1856

musk tree1866

manoao1867

patete1867

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rangiora1867

tawhiri1872

tarata1876

lemon-wood1879

Otago ivy-tree1883

horizontal1888

lehua1888

inanga1889

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puka1889

Queensland kauri1889

sheep-bush1889

wilga1889

mutton-bird tree1891

tree-daisy1926

1815 J. B. Whitman Acct. Sandwich Islands (1979) 42 In June, the season when the fruit called by the natives Ohear is ripe, I expressed a desire to go to the mountains to procure some of it.

1824 C. S. Stewart Jrnl. 15 June in Jrnl. Resid. Sandwich Islands (1828) xi. 305 The only trees and plants known to us, which we saw..were the koa, acacia, a large and beautiful tree of dark, hard wood, the Ohia, eugenia malaccensis, bearing a beautiful tufted, crimson flower, and a fruit called by foreigners, the native apple.

1825 W. Ellis Jrnl. Tour Hawaii vii. 167 Along the narrow and verdant border of the lake at the bottom, the bread-fruit, the kukui, and the ohia trees, appeared.

1829 C. S. Stewart Visit to South Seas (1832) II. 97 A splendid cluster of the crimson blossoms of the ohia leihua.

1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) xi. 99 Shady groves of forest trees..and, handsomest of all, the ohia, with its feathery tufts of splendid vermilion-tinted blossoms.

1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 125 M[etrosideros] polymorpha... The most generally prevailing tree on all Islands between 1500 and 6000 ft., usually gregarious. Nat [ive] name: ‘Ohia lehua’, or simply ‘lehua’... The wood is very hard, furnishes the best fuel, and is also used for building houses.

1917 Sci. Monthly Jan. 80 From the sacred wood of ohia ai were hewn many of the ancient idols, and its name is prominent in Polynesian legends.

1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders x. 185 A few gnarled ohia trees..grew between the twisted rocks.

1948 T. Morgan Hawaii: Cent. Econ. Change 1778–1876 iii. 35 Coconuts and mountain apples (ohia ai) grew more or less without care.

1970 S. Carlquist Hawaii xvi. 301 The ohia lehua lends a somber air to wet forests because of its dark green foliage, dark gray bark, and often gnarled branches.

1996 G. Ward Hawaii: Rough Guide ii. ii. 199 By the end of the trail you should be able to spot the difference between the 'ohi'a and kopiko trees.

1999 G. Kissick Winter in Volcano (2000) xxiv. 221 A curtain of spattered fire throwing a foreground of ohia into stark relief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ohia
释义	ohian. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈhiːə/, U.S. /oʊˈhiə/ Forms: 1800s ohea, 1800s ohear, 1800s– ohia, 1900s– 'ohi'a. Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian ʽōhiʽa. Etymology: < Hawaiian ʽōhiʽa (also more fully ʽōhiʽa-lehua flowering ohia, ʽōhiʽa-ʽai edible ohia). In the Hawaiian Islands: either of two trees of the myrtle family, the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (more fully ohia lehua), and the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense (more fully ohia ai). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [adjective] lace bark1756 ohia1815 pohutukawa1832 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > evergreens pine1788 angophora1804 ohia1815 pate1832 pohutukawa1832 Moreton Bay chestnut1836 Olearia1839 horopito1847 ramarama1848 matipo1853 white pine1856 musk tree1866 manoao1867 patete1867 puka1867 rangiora1867 tawhiri1872 tarata1876 lemon-wood1879 Otago ivy-tree1883 horizontal1888 lehua1888 inanga1889 mountain pine1889 puka1889 Queensland kauri1889 sheep-bush1889 wilga1889 mutton-bird tree1891 tree-daisy1926 1815 J. B. Whitman Acct. Sandwich Islands (1979) 42 In June, the season when the fruit called by the natives Ohear is ripe, I expressed a desire to go to the mountains to procure some of it. 1824 C. S. Stewart Jrnl. 15 June in Jrnl. Resid. Sandwich Islands (1828) xi. 305 The only trees and plants known to us, which we saw..were the koa, acacia, a large and beautiful tree of dark, hard wood, the Ohia, eugenia malaccensis, bearing a beautiful tufted, crimson flower, and a fruit called by foreigners, the native apple. 1825 W. Ellis Jrnl. Tour Hawaii vii. 167 Along the narrow and verdant border of the lake at the bottom, the bread-fruit, the kukui, and the ohia trees, appeared. 1829 C. S. Stewart Visit to South Seas (1832) II. 97 A splendid cluster of the crimson blossoms of the ohia leihua. 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) xi. 99 Shady groves of forest trees..and, handsomest of all, the ohia, with its feathery tufts of splendid vermilion-tinted blossoms. 1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 125 M[etrosideros] polymorpha... The most generally prevailing tree on all Islands between 1500 and 6000 ft., usually gregarious. Nat [ive] name: ‘Ohia lehua’, or simply ‘lehua’... The wood is very hard, furnishes the best fuel, and is also used for building houses. 1917 Sci. Monthly Jan. 80 From the sacred wood of ohia ai were hewn many of the ancient idols, and its name is prominent in Polynesian legends. 1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders x. 185 A few gnarled ohia trees..grew between the twisted rocks. 1948 T. Morgan Hawaii: Cent. Econ. Change 1778–1876 iii. 35 Coconuts and mountain apples (ohia ai) grew more or less without care. 1970 S. Carlquist Hawaii xvi. 301 The ohia lehua lends a somber air to wet forests because of its dark green foliage, dark gray bark, and often gnarled branches. 1996 G. Ward Hawaii: Rough Guide ii. ii. 199 By the end of the trail you should be able to spot the difference between the 'ohi'a and kopiko trees. 1999 G. Kissick Winter in Volcano (2000) xxiv. 221 A curtain of spattered fire throwing a foreground of ohia into stark relief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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