Koa Definition

kōə
noun
A tree (Acacia koa) in the pea family, native to Hawaii, having flowers arranged in axillary racemes and small sickle-shaped leaves.
American Heritage
A Hawaiian acacia tree (Acacia koa) valued for its wood, used in building and cabinetmaking, and its bark, used in tanning.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Koa

Noun

Singular:
koa
Plural:
koas

Origin of Koa

  • Hawaiian from Proto-Polynesian to'a ironwood tree

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hawaiian koa.

    From Wiktionary

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