English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Maori kōwhai (“yellow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkoʊfaɪ/, /ˈkoʊwaɪ/
kowhai (plural kowhais)
- Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.