karaka

British  

/ ˈkɑːrɑːkə /

noun

1. a common coastal New Zealand tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus , with orange fruits and seeds which are poisonous unless cooked

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Etymology

Origin of karaka

Māori

Example Sentences

Supporters of the kakariki karaka - a green parakeet - put up billboards reading: "Dear John, don't disrupt the pecking order".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

The karaka fruit is about the size of an acorn.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

The karaka tree, whose glossy, almost oily-looking leaves were in after days to be seen in every village, was another importation.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

Here, too, we make acquaintance with the sweet-scented manuaka, the fragrant veronica, and the glossy-leaved karaka; this last is the pride of the Maoris.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

How could a photograph even hint at the dark, glossy green of the glistening karaka leaves, the feathery, waving foliage of the lace bark, or the white and purple bloom of the koromiko?

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember