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horoeka|hɒrəʊˈiːka|
[Maori.]
A small, round-headed New Zealand tree, Pseudopanax crassifolium, which has a juvenile form with long, toothed leaves; = lancewood 2.
1831G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 5 Nov. 150/1 (heading) The Horoeka Tree of New Zealand. This tree..has not yet been observed by botanists either in flower or fructification. 1838J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 399 Horoeka..is generally found on elevated lands, grows to the height of thirty feet. 1868J. Buchanan in Trans. N.Z. Inst. I. Essays iii. 33 Horoeka (Panax crassifolium). A singular-looking plant in all stages of its growth. Three varieties are found at Dunedin, only distinguishable, in the young state, by the method of inflorescence. 1899T. Kirk Students' Flora N.Z. 222 P[anax] crassifolium... A round-headed tree..20 ft.–60 ft. high... Horoeka. a1939‘R. Hyde’ Houses by Sea (1952) 64 They cut the yellow twisted horoeka For sticks. |