Definitions for kowhai
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Princeton's WordNet
kowhai, Sophora tetraptera(noun)
shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
Wiktionary
kowhai(Noun)
A small woody legume tree native to New Zealand that has yellow flowers. It is the national flower of New Zealand.
Origin: : From kÅwhai, the Maori word for yellow
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