Wiktionary
n. ''Metrosideros excelsa'', a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens.
Usage examples of "pohutukawa".
Hawke showed her the path down the cliff taken by the souls of Maori dead on their way to the afterlife, and the ancient pohutukawa tree that was their last link to the earthly realm.
Ignoring the herd of elephants that stampeded through her stomach, she walked purposefully across the clinging white sand and up the bank beneath the massive, sweeping branches of the pohutukawa trees.
On the right side were groves of crimson-flowering trees, the pohutukawa, in Maori.
Crickets chirped in the old, gnarled pohutukawa tree as he strode past and headed up the narrow footpath to let himself in the kitchen door.
The road curved to the left, and a tall stand of ancient pohutukawa trees guarded a reserve on the right-hand side.
They both stared at the base of the cross to discover a single fragile pohutukawa bloom had pushed its way up through the sandy soil, its tender petals unfurling in a fresh promise of new life.