pukatea

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

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pukatea (plural pukateas)

  1. (New Zealand) Laurelia novae-zelandiae, a tree of New Zealand.

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Maori

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Etymology

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Compound of puka (“large-leaf Pisonia”) +‎ tea (“white”) – compare with Tongan puka and Samoan puʻa vai (“Pisonia grandis”).[1] Also cognate with Tahitian puʻatea (“ibid.”).[2]

Noun

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pukatea

  1. Laurelia novae-zelandiae,a tree ideal for canoe wood
  2. Pisonia grandis

References

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  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 167-70
  2. ^ “Pukatea”, in Te Māra Reo‎[1], Benson Family Trust, 2024

Further reading

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  • “pukatea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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