Definition of "lehua" [lehua]

• A native name for a myrtaceous tree, Melrosideros polymorpha, found in the Hawaiian, Marquesas, Society, Samoan, Fiji, and Kermadec islands. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I looked through a screen of banana and lehua trees, and down across the guava scrub to the quiet sea a thousand feet beneath."
• "Still following with glee, haaheo hihi lehua of the valley."
• "Koa (Acacia spp.) and ‘Ohi’a lehua (Metrosideros spp.) are common dominant canopy tree species."