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.