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kowhai

kow·hai

UK/ˈkoʊfaɪ/ US/ˈkoʊwaɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood

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Origin

From Māori kōwhai (“yellow”).

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