Meanings
plural kahikateas
- Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
“This place used to have one of the finest stands of kahikatea in the country.”
1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 1571 more example
But these early cargoes were of kahikatea, which rotted in water and did not find favour with ship-builders.
2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 113Synonyms: kahika, white pine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
More synonyms by meaning
nounNew Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
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Origin
- Māorikahikatea
- Englishkahikatea
Borrowed from Māori kahikatea.
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