Pohutukawa

Quick meaning: Pohutukawa is a noun meaning A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.

Meaning

A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.

Example Sentences

On the map, this road ends with the representation of a sacred pōhutukawa tree.

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.

Word Forms

• pohutukawas

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pahutukawa, kohutuhutu, kotukutuku, kohuhu, rewarewa, matai.

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