kōwhai
See also: kowhai
Maori edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”) and South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”) from Proto-Polynesian *kōfai.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kōwhai
- Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
- yellow
See also edit
See also edit
mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
kikorangi | kahurangi | |
tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |