Etymology

pohutukawa

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Today it means: A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori pōhutukawa
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed frompōhutukawa
  2. English todaypohutukawa

Borrowed from Māori pōhutukawa.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.