Chia vs Ohia - What's the difference?
chia | ohia |
a Mexican plant, , related to mint; it has blue flowers and seeds from which an edible oil may be derived.
, a similar plant.
Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially as found in Hawaii: the , (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).
* 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 36:
As nouns the difference between chia and ohia
is that chia is a Mexican plant, species: Salvia columbariae, related to mint; it has blue flowers and seeds from which an edible oil may be derived while ohia is either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially as found in Hawaii: the pedia=1, species: Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii), and the Malay apple, species: Syzygium malaccense, (native to Southeast Asia, introduced throughout the tropics).chia
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(wikipedia chia)Noun
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* ----ohia
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(Metrosideros polymorpha) (Syzygium malaccense)Alternative forms
* ohi'aNoun
(en noun)- The dominant canopy plant is the Ohi‘a , a greyish tree of medium height, often gnarled and dressed with lichens, and carrying small, oval, dark green leaves that shine attractively in a certain light.