pohutukawa

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pohutukawa

/poːˈhutukʌwʌ/ New Zealand
/pəˌhuːtəˈkʌːwə/ New Zealand
/pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/ UK

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Borrowed from Māori pōhutukawa.

noun pohutukawa · pohutukawas · pōhutukawa · pahutukawa

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.
Similar: Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas tree

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@misc{pohutukawa_2026,
  title = {pohutukawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pohutukawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}