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nounmanuka (countable and uncountable, plural manukas)
plural manukas · alternative manuca
- countableuncountableLeptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" There was nothing to be seen but wave after wave of tussock grass - patched with purple orchids and manuka bushes covered with thick spider webs.
- uncountableThe wood of this plant.
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- Māorimānuka
- Māorimānuka
- Englishmanuka
Borrowed from Māori mānuka.
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Bulgarian южен мирт
- южен мирт (južen mirt)Leptospermum scoparium
Czech balmín metlatý
- balmín metlatýLeptospermum scoparium
German Südseemyrte
- SüdseemyrteLeptospermum scoparium
Māori mānuka
- mānukaLeptospermum scoparium
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APA
manuka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuka
MLA
“manuka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuka. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manuka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manuka.
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