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kowhai
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood [syn: Sophora tetraptera ]
Wikipedia
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KÅwhai are small woody legume trees within the genus Sophora that are native to New Zealand . There are eight species, with Sophora microphylla and S. tetraptera being the most recognised as large trees. Their natural habitat is beside streams and on the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
kowhai \kowhai\ n. A shrub or small tree ( Sophora tetraptera ) of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; it yields a hard strong wood. Syn: Sophora tetraptera .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus (taxlink Sophora genus noshow=1) native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
Usage examples of kowhai.
Bush Baby was so astonished that she fell off the log, and there she lay face down on the green moss, so still that the bees took her for a fallen kowhai blossom and droned away from her.