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pahutukawa

pahutukawa is the alternative form of pohutukawa.

Meaning of pohutukawa

Noun

pohutukawa (plural pohutukawa or pohutukawas)

  1. 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.1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 279
    Synonyms:
    Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas tree

Forms of pahutukawa

pluralpahutukawa
pluralpahutukawas

Questions about pahutukawa

What is pahutukawa the alternative form of?
Pahutukawa is the alternative form of pohutukawa.

Words near pahutukawa in the dictionary

  1. pahs
  2. pahu
  3. pahus
  4. Pahute
  5. Pahutes
  6. pahutukawa
  7. pahutukawas
  8. Pahvant
  9. Pahvant Valley plague
  10. Pahvant Valley plagues
  11. Pahvants

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