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karaka /kəˈrakə /nounA New Zealand tree with orange berries containing seeds which are poisonous unless roasted.- Corynocarpus laevigata, family Corynocarpaceae.
I helped my friend at one stage to collect the seeds of karakas....- She writes very sensitively about them, and events that could be scoffed at by outsiders (such as one member shaking hands with a karaka tree on the first pilgrimage to Waitangi) are treated openly and honestly.
- The dominant species in the bush is the karaka, but there is also mahoe (whiteywood).
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori. |