koa

plural koas

1. 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.

   The outer frame is made of koa and maple.

   2007 March 18, Anne Eisenberg, “How to Soften the Edges of Technology”, in New York Times

   2 more examples

   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.

   2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 59

   At her funeral, Likelike's body was placed in a polished koa coffin, adorned with sprays of gardenia […].

   2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 122