bastard ironwood

noun

Pouteria costata, a coastal tree native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia), in New Zealand also called the tawapou; its leathery leaves have prominently raised primary nerves/veins, and branches exude a milky fluid if cut.

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Meanings

nounbastard ironwood (plural bastard ironwoods)

plural bastard ironwoods

  1. Pouteria costata, a coastal tree native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia), in New Zealand also called the tawapou; its leathery leaves have prominently raised primary nerves/veins, and branches exude a milky fluid if cut.

Translations

Māori tawāpou
  • tawāpouPouteria costata tree of New Zealand and Australia
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Chicago

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