Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A conspicuous tree, Metrosideros tomentosa, growing on rocky coasts in New Zealand.
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Examples
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‘Neither am I,’ she shot back, keeping her eyes on the pohutukawa tree.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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Melissa recognised a massive tree shading one end of the terrace as a pohutukawa.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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I also have a pohutukawa growing on a terrace overlooking the sea.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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LATER, when she could bear to, Melissa wanted to be able to summon every subtle green scent, the tang of the sea, the way the silver backs of the pohutukawa leaves gleamed in the breeze, the gritty purchase of the sand on her skin, the barely discernible song of the tiny wavelets on the beach …
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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The pohutukawa stood to one side, its silver-based leaves causing her a pang of homesickness.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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Melissa recognised a massive tree shading one end of the terrace as a pohutukawa.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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‘Neither am I,’ she shot back, keeping her eyes on the pohutukawa tree.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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Hawke showed her the path down the cliff taken by the souls of Maori dead on their way to the afterlife, and the ancient pohutukawa tree that was their last link to the earthly realm.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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LATER, when she could bear to, Melissa wanted to be able to summon every subtle green scent, the tang of the sea, the way the silver backs of the pohutukawa leaves gleamed in the breeze, the gritty purchase of the sand on her skin, the barely discernible song of the tiny wavelets on the beach …
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
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I also have a pohutukawa growing on a terrace overlooking the sea.
The Rich Man's Royal Mistress Donald, Robyn 2006
super-rb commented on the word pohutukawa
pohutukawa- Metrosideros excelsa- A tree that blooms red flowers around christmas, Called New Zealand Christmas tree. Alternate spelling (pohutikawa) seen before
October 19, 2008