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pohutukawas

pohutukawas is the plural 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

Questions about pohutukawas

What is pohutukawas the plural of?
Pohutukawas is the plural of pohutukawa.

Words near pohutukawas in the dictionary

  1. Pohrebyshche
  2. Pohribky
  3. POHS
  4. pohuehue
  5. pohutukawa
  6. pohutukawas
  7. poi
  8. Poiana
  9. Poiana Blenchii
  10. Poiana Cristei
  11. Poiana Lacului

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