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manuka

/ˈmɑːnʊkə/

manuka noun: leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.

manuka: leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia
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Noun

manuka (countable and uncountable, plural manukas)

  1. Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
    • 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.1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories"
  2. (uncountable) The wood of this plant.

Synonyms of manuka

Forms of manuka

pluralmanukas
alternative formmanuca

Origin of manuka

Borrowed from Māori mānuka.

Words formed from manuka

Phrases with manuka

Questions about manuka

What does manuka mean?
Manuka means leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
What part of speech is manuka?
Manuka is a noun.
How do you pronounce manuka?
Manuka is pronounced /ˈmɑːnʊkə/.
What is the plural of manuka?
The plural of manuka is manukas.

Words near manuka in the dictionary

  1. manufacturing
  2. manufacturings
  3. manufactury
  4. manufriction
  5. manuhiri
  6. manuka
  7. manuka honey
  8. manuka honeys
  9. Manukan
  10. manukas
  11. Manukau

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