kapuka

[ kah-puh-kuh ]

noun
  1. a New Zealand tree, Griselinia littoralis, of the dogwood family, having brown, hairy twigs and small, greenish flowers, grown as an ornamental.

Origin of kapuka

1
From Maori

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British Dictionary definitions for kapuka

kapuka

/ (kɑːpuːkə) /


nounplural kapuka
  1. NZ another name for broadleaf (def. 2)

Origin of kapuka

1
Māori

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