manuka

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manuka

/ˈmɑːnʊkə/
/məˈnuːkə/

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Borrowed from Māori mānuka.

noun manukas · manuca

countable, uncountable Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. 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.
uncountable The wood of this plant.

Similar: New Zealand tea tree, tea tree

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Similar: New Zealand tea tree, tea tree

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noun Leptospermum scoparium

Deutsch	Südseemyrte

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@misc{manuka_2026,
  title = {manuka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manuka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}