koa
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 3
/kəʊə/(UK)
Definition of koa
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A large tree of species Acacia koa (family Fabaceae) which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.
“As you get higher, native vegetation takes over, so a prospect might be framed by the dangling leaves of the beautiful koa tree, each leaf a gently curved, trembling sickle.”
“The outer frame is made of koa and maple.”
“At her funeral, Likelike's body was placed in a polished koa coffin, adorned with sprays of gardenia […].”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian koa. Doublet of toa.
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