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/poːˈhutukʌwʌ/ · noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime..
I found in an old-fashioned garden overlooking the beach and the pohutukawa trees, the mulberry tree with leaves to feed our ‘charges’, and a kindly owner willing to give me supplies of leaves.
On the map, this road ends with the representation of a sacred pōhutukawa tree.
Use pohutukawa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pohutukawa means A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime..
Common synonyms include Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas tree.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I found in an old-fashioned garden overlooking the beach and the pohutukawa trees, the mulberry tree with leaves to feed our ‘charges’, and a kindly owner willing to give me supplies of leaves.
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