pohutukawan.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/, U.S.

/pəˌhudəˈkɑwə/,

/poʊˌhudəˈkɑwə/, New Zealand English

/poːˈhutukʌwʌ/,

/pəˌhuːtəˈkʌːwə/,

/pəˌhuːdəˈkʌːwə/,

/pʌuˌhuːdəˈkʌːwə/

Forms: 1800s pohu-takawa, 1800s pohuterkaura, 1800s pohutokaua, 1800s pohutukaua, 1800s pou te cowa, 1800s powa takawa, 1800s– pohutukawa, 1900s pahutukawa, 1900s pootacow.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pōhutukawa.

Etymology: < Maori pōhutukawa.

A New Zealand evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa (family Myrtaceae), which in December and January bears clusters of red flowers with projecting stamens; also called Christmas tree. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [adjective]

lace bark1756

ohia1815

pohutukawa1832

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > evergreens

pine1788

angophora1804

ohia1815

pate1832

pohutukawa1832

Moreton Bay chestnut1836

Olearia1839

horopito1847

ramarama1848

matipo1853

white pine1856

musk tree1866

manoao1867

patete1867

puka1867

rangiora1867

tawhiri1872

tarata1876

lemon-wood1879

Otago ivy-tree1883

horizontal1888

lehua1888

inanga1889

mountain pine1889

puka1889

Queensland kauri1889

sheep-bush1889

wilga1889

mutton-bird tree1891

tree-daisy1926

1832 G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 7 Jan. 508/1 There is an unpublished species of Metrosideros..named Pohu-takawa by the natives of New Zealand.

1833 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 24 Feb. (1961) 285 After breakfast assembled..under the shadow of the wide spreading Pohutukaua, and held service.

1851 V. Lush Jrnl. 1 Sept. (1971) 84 Passing now at the foot of lofty perpendicular cliffs, in the crevices and the tops of which were the beautiful Pohutukawa trees.

1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xviii. 308 Low down on the shores the graceful native Pohutukawa was left undisturbed.

1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country xxi. 316 Along the edge of the coast road are the pohutukawa trees, flowering like bonfires.

1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 22 We..picnicked in the shade of a crimson-blooming pohutukawa grove.

1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon iv. 62 A travelling Frenchman..had not long since visited the Auckland beaches and painted the pohutukawas in flower.

1986 I. Wedge Symmes Hole (1988) 212 When the pohutukawa flowers had fallen and it was calm, the surface of the water was sometimes filmed with the dingy, spent crimson of the blooms.

1993 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. v. 9/1 Cathedral Cove feels like an island, curtained from the land by the huge pohutukawa trees that cling to cliffs at impossible angles and flame red in December.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pohutukawa
释义	pohutukawan. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/, U.S. /pəˌhudəˈkɑwə/, /poʊˌhudəˈkɑwə/, New Zealand English /poːˈhutukʌwʌ/, /pəˌhuːtəˈkʌːwə/, /pəˌhuːdəˈkʌːwə/, /pʌuˌhuːdəˈkʌːwə/ Forms: 1800s pohu-takawa, 1800s pohuterkaura, 1800s pohutokaua, 1800s pohutukaua, 1800s pou te cowa, 1800s powa takawa, 1800s– pohutukawa, 1900s pahutukawa, 1900s pootacow. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pōhutukawa. Etymology: < Maori pōhutukawa. A New Zealand evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa (family Myrtaceae), which in December and January bears clusters of red flowers with projecting stamens; also called Christmas tree. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [adjective] lace bark1756 ohia1815 pohutukawa1832 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > evergreens pine1788 angophora1804 ohia1815 pate1832 pohutukawa1832 Moreton Bay chestnut1836 Olearia1839 horopito1847 ramarama1848 matipo1853 white pine1856 musk tree1866 manoao1867 patete1867 puka1867 rangiora1867 tawhiri1872 tarata1876 lemon-wood1879 Otago ivy-tree1883 horizontal1888 lehua1888 inanga1889 mountain pine1889 puka1889 Queensland kauri1889 sheep-bush1889 wilga1889 mutton-bird tree1891 tree-daisy1926 1832 G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 7 Jan. 508/1 There is an unpublished species of Metrosideros..named Pohu-takawa by the natives of New Zealand. 1833 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 24 Feb. (1961) 285 After breakfast assembled..under the shadow of the wide spreading Pohutukaua, and held service. 1851 V. Lush Jrnl. 1 Sept. (1971) 84 Passing now at the foot of lofty perpendicular cliffs, in the crevices and the tops of which were the beautiful Pohutukawa trees. 1886 J. A. Froude Oceana xviii. 308 Low down on the shores the graceful native Pohutukawa was left undisturbed. 1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country xxi. 316 Along the edge of the coast road are the pohutukawa trees, flowering like bonfires. 1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 22 We..picnicked in the shade of a crimson-blooming pohutukawa grove. 1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon iv. 62 A travelling Frenchman..had not long since visited the Auckland beaches and painted the pohutukawas in flower. 1986 I. Wedge Symmes Hole (1988) 212 When the pohutukawa flowers had fallen and it was calm, the surface of the water was sometimes filmed with the dingy, spent crimson of the blooms. 1993 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. v. 9/1 Cathedral Cove feels like an island, curtained from the land by the huge pohutukawa trees that cling to cliffs at impossible angles and flame red in December. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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