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ohia

noun \ō-ˈhē-ə\

Definition of OHIA

: lehua

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Origin of OHIA

Hawaiian 'ōhi'a

First Known Use: 1824

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aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with OHIA

Achaea, Bahia, buddleia, cabrilla, cattleya, Chaldea, Crimea, Euboea, Hygeia, idea, Judaea, kaffiyeh, Korea, Medea, mens rea, Nicaea, Oriya, ouguiya, rupiah, sangria, Sofia, spirea

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