pohutukawa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori pōhutukawa.

Pronunciation
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /poːˈhutukʌwʌ/, /pəˌhuːtəˈkʌːwə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/

Noun

pohutukawa (plural pohutukawa or pohutukawas)

  1. A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime. [from 19th c.]
    • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 12:
      On the map, this road ends with the representation of a sacred pōhutukawa tree.
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