Definition of kowhai in English:

kowhai

noun ˈkɔːfʌɪˈkəʊwʌɪ

Mid 19th century: from Maori.

单词	kowhai
释义	Definition of kowhai in English: kowhai noun ˈkɔːfʌɪˈkəʊwʌɪ A tree of the pea family, which bears hanging clusters of yellow flowers. It is native to New Zealand and Chile and yields useful timber. 四翅槐树 Sophora tetraptera, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples At the end of the book, a kowhai is planted, a reminder of the bush that once covered the hill. To see a stand of mature red beech and also kowhai, fuchsia and rata trees choose Bob's Cove Bridle Track, a walk that takes 1.5 hours. She wrote in a letter that the pleasure of living above Bridger Park, with its line of flowering golden kowhai next to the stream, was reward enough. Because they eat the new growth they have destroyed large areas of native rata, totara, titoki, kowhai and other species. He is regenerating mahoe, karaka (called kopi in the Chathams), ribbonwood, matipo, karamu, nikau palms, lancewoods, and kowhai. Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori.
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