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kanuka

n. ''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.

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Kanuka

Kanuka may refer to:

  • Kānuka ( Kunzea ericoides), a shrub or tree of Australia and New Zealand
  • Kanooka ( Tristaniopsis laurina), or Water Gum, an Australian rainforest tree
  • Hill Kanooka ( Tristaniopsis collina), or Hill Water Gum, an Australian rainforest tree
  • Kanuka Clancy, a fictional character from Patlabor, an anime and manga franchise

Usage examples of "kanuka".

After allowing the horse to drink, Cullen left him amiably munching the spindly clumps of grass that grew beneath the feathery manuka and kanuka trees, and climbed down the bank before shedding his boots, dusty denims and finally his battered leather Akubra hat.

As they walked through the house, fragrant with the scent of the sea and the balsam of feathery kanuka trees, he accepted grimly that each day they spent together made him more aware of his wife.