koa

[ koh-uh ]

/ ˈkoʊ ə /

noun

a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.

the hard, red or golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

Nearby words

Origin of koa

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1840–50

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Examples from the Web for koa

Mommyish editor-in-chief Koa Beck wrote an open letter encouraging the ex-sorority sister to apply for their paid internship.
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They would cover perhaps three-fourths of that distance before Koa fired the charge.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
Rip divided the Planeteers into two squads, one under his direction and one under Koa's.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
He was hurrying toward them before Koa understood what he was saying.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

He had Koa stand by with stylus and computation board and take down his figures.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
Santos took the radiation detection instruments and the case with the astrogation equipment from Koa.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for koa

koa

/ (ˈkəʊə) /

noun

a Hawaiian leguminous tree, Acacia koa, yielding a hard wood

the reddish wood of this tree, used esp for furniture

Word Origin for koa

C19: from Hawaiian

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