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/ˈkʌhɪkəˌtɛə/ · noun
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand..
“This place used to have one of the finest stands of kahikatea in the country.”
But these early cargoes were of kahikatea, which rotted in water and did not find favour with ship-builders.
Use kahikatea when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kahikatea means Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand..
Common synonyms include kahika, white pine, dacrycarpus dacrydioides, new zealand white pine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“This place used to have one of the finest stands of kahikatea in the country.”
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