pahutukawa

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A form of pohutukawa — A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.

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Meanings

nounpahutukawa (plural pahutukawa or pahutukawas)

plural pahutukawas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pohutukawa.

    The wind is so strong that they have to fight their way through it, rocking like two old drunkards. All the poor little pahutukawas on the esplanade are bent to the ground.

    1920 August 27, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Wind Blows”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 142
Cite this entry
APA

pahutukawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pahutukawa

MLA

“pahutukawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pahutukawa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pahutukawa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pahutukawa.

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