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kanuka

kanuka noun: kunzea ericoides, the white tea tree of Australia and New Zealand, which can grow at high altitudes and in close proximity to geothermal features such as fumaroles.

Noun

kanuka (plural kanukas or kanuka)

  1. Kunzea ericoides, the white tea tree of Australia and New Zealand, which can grow at high altitudes and in close proximity to geothermal features such as fumaroles.

Forms of kanuka

pluralkanukas
pluralkanuka

Origin of kanuka

Borrowed from Māori kānuka.

Questions about kanuka

What does kanuka mean?
Kanuka means kunzea ericoides, the white tea tree of Australia and New Zealand, which can grow at high altitudes and in close proximity to geothermal features such as fumaroles.
What part of speech is kanuka?
Kanuka is a noun.
What is the plural of kanuka?
The plural of kanuka is kanukas.

Words near kanuka in the dictionary

  1. Kanuck
  2. Kanucks
  3. Kanufusheegaathufinolhu
  4. Kanufushi
  5. Kanuhuraa
  6. kanuka
  7. kanukas
  8. Kanuma
  9. Kanumbra
  10. kanun
  11. kanuns

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