karaka
- a common coastal New Zealand tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, with orange fruits and seeds which are poisonous unless cooked
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Word Origin
Māori
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“Karaka,” said their new friend, offering a basket of an olive-like fruit.
The Adventures of Don LavingtonGeorge Manville Fenn
The karaka tree, whose glossy, almost oily-looking leaves were in after days to be seen in every village, was another importation.
The Long White CloudWilliam Pember Reeves