| 释义 |
papaumu N.Z.|papaˈʊmʊ|
Also papauma.
[Maori.]
A small evergreen tree or shrub, Griselinia littoralis, belonging to the family Cornaceæ, native to New Zealand, and distinguished by thick, ovate leaves with shiny upper surfaces; = broad-leaf s.v. broad a. D. 2.
1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 199 The Karamu or Papaumu.., a family of pretty flowering shrubs. 1928Cockayne & Turner Trees N.Z. 57 Papaumu, Broadleaf. A small tree, 30–50 ft. high, or a shrub, with short irregular trunk. 1956[see broad-leaf]. 1966Encycl. N.Z. I. 252/1 Broadleaf, papauma (Griselinia littoralis)..is a common hardwood tree throughout the mixed and beech forests. |