pohutukawa
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Maori pōhutukawa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pohutukawa (plural pohutukawa or pohutukawas)
- A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime. [from 19th c.]
- 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 12:
- On the map, this road ends with the representation of a sacred pōhutukawa tree.