Manuka
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɑːnʊkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manuka is a noun meaning Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
Meaning
Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The wood of this plant.
Example Sentences
1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" There was nothing to be seen but wave after wave of tussock grass - patched with purple orchids and manuka bushes covered with thick spider webs.
Word Forms
- manukas
- manuca
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kahikatoa, poataniwha, ti-tree, wharangi, leptospermum, patotara.
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