lehua

[ ley-hoo-ah ]

/ leɪˈhu ɑ /

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noun

Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.

the bright-red, corymbose flower of this tree.

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Origin of lehua

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90

It was a good night, though I suspect that Lehua Alapai and the Mowbray sisters had at least as much fun as I did.
New Moon Rises Over Hollywood|Kim Masters|November 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Through the sea of green, lofty tree-ferns thrust their great delicate fronds, and the lehua flaunted its scarlet blossoms.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
She had the same experience on Lehua, on Kiihau, and on the large island of Kauai.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson
Presently after he espied Lehua weeping, and was half in a mind to tell her all was well.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

Kilikiliula fell on the side of the stream opposite to where the lehua-tree stood, and is said to have turned to stone.
Hawaiian Folk Tales|Various
I looked through a screen of banana and lehua trees, and down across the guava scrub to the quiet sea a thousand feet beneath.
The House of Pride|Jack London