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Oxia vs Ohia - What's the difference?

oxia | ohia |

As nouns the difference between oxia and ohia

is that oxia is while ohia is either of two flowering trees of the myrtle family, especially as found in hawaii: the , (native to southeast asia, introduced throughout the tropics).

oxia

English

Alternative forms

*

Noun

(oxiae)
  • .

    • Usage notes

    * In a diphthong, the oxia is written atop the second of the two vowels. * The oxia is virtually identical in form to the Latin-script  ?. * The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic, the ; nevertheless, the oxia and tonos have identical appearance in all but the most scrupulous typesetting.

    See also

    ; Other Ancient Greek diacritics * * * * * *

    ohia

    English

    (Metrosideros polymorpha) (Syzygium malaccense)

    Alternative forms

    * ohi'a

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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:
    • 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.