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kahikatea

UK/ˈkʌhɪkəˌtɛə/US/ˈkʌhikəˌtɛə/

kahikatea noun: dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.

Noun

kahikatea (plural kahikateas)

  1. Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
    • “This place used to have one of the finest stands of kahikatea in the country.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 157
    • But these early cargoes were of kahikatea, which rotted in water and did not find favour with ship-builders.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 113
    Synonyms:
    kahika, white pine

Synonyms of kahikatea

Forms of kahikatea

pluralkahikateas

Origin of kahikatea

Borrowed from Māori kahikatea.

Questions about kahikatea

What does kahikatea mean?
Kahikatea means dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
What part of speech is kahikatea?
Kahikatea is a noun.
How do you pronounce kahikatea?
Kahikatea is pronounced /ˈkʌhɪkəˌtɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of kahikatea?
The plural of kahikatea is kahikateas.

Words near kahikatea in the dictionary

  1. kahenat
  2. kahens
  3. Kahibah
  4. kahika
  5. kahikas
  6. kahikatea
  7. kahikateas
  8. kahikatoa
  9. kahili
  10. kahili ginger
  11. kahilis

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