Karaka
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Karaka is a noun meaning (Vedic astrology) A significator.
Meaning
(Vedic astrology) A significator.
More Meanings
- (New Zealand) An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, bearing fruits with a kernel that can be eaten after extensive roasting and washing.
Example Sentences
For years the karaka tree had scraped and banged in the wind against the bit of our iron fence that still stood […].
It may have been around this time that ‘wild’ plants such as karaka, cabbage tree and bracken fern began to be semi-cultivated.
Word Forms
- karakas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pukatea, monoao, cauri, kaikawaka, tanekaha, hinau.
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