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单词 kowhai
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kowhai

[ koh-wahy ]
/ ˈkoʊ waɪ /

noun

a New Zealand tree, Sophora tetraptera, of the legume family, having clusters of golden-yellow flowers.

Origin of kowhai

First recorded in 1825–35, kowhai is from the Maori word kō(w)hai

Words nearby kowhai

Kovalevsky, Kovno, Kovrov, Kowaiti, Koweit, kowhai, kowhaiwhai, Kowloon, kowtow, Koyukon, Kozani
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British Dictionary definitions for kowhai

kowhai
/ (ˈkəʊwaɪ, ˈkəʊfaɪ) /

noun

NZ a small leguminous tree, Sophora tetraptera, of New Zealand and Chile, with clusters of yellow flowers

Word Origin for kowhai

C19: from Māori
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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