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kowhai
CIDE DICTIONARY
kowhai, n.
A shrub or small tree (Sophora tetraptera ) of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; it yields a hard strong wood. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kowhai, n. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Sophora, esp. S. microphylla native to New Zealand, with pendant clusters of yellow flowers.
Etymology
Maori
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