houheren.
/ˈhaʊhɪəri/, U.S. /ˈhaʊˌhɪri/, New Zealand English /ˈhouhere/, /ˈhæuhere/, /ˈhæuhiəri/ New Zealand.
A small tree of the native genus Hoheria, esp. H. populnea; also called lacebark or ribbonwood.
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lacewood1803
ribbonwood1865
ribbon tree1866
houhere1879
thousand-jacket1888
lace bark1906
1879 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. 93 Houhere, ribbon-wood of Dunedin.
1889 T. Kirk Forest Flora N.Z. 87 In one or other of its varied forms the houhere is found in nearly every district in the colony.
1906 T. F. Cheeseman Man. N.Z. Flora 79 The Maoris apply the names hoihere or houhere to varieties a and b indifferently; the European settlers usually call all the forms ‘ribbon-wood’ or ‘lacebark’, names which are, unfortunately, also used for Plagianthus betulinus.
1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 149 Houhere, a tree (Hoheria populnea), ribbonwood, lace~bark, thousand-jacket. One of the three or four deciduous Maori trees.
1968 Landfall 22 255 White edge of the sea White as the flower Of lace-bark, Te houhere, White edge of the sea Eating the land.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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