kōwhai
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See also: kowhai
Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”) and South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”) from Proto-Polynesian *kōfai.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kōwhai
- Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
- yellow
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
kikorangi | kahurangi | |
tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |