kahikatea
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori kahikatea.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌhɪkəˌtɛə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌhikəˌtɛə/, /ˈkʌhəkəˌtɛə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐhiːkɘˌtiə/, /ˈkɐhɘkɘˌtiə/
Noun
kahikatea (plural kahikateas)
- Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
- Synonyms: kahika (rare), white pine (dated)
- 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 157:
- “This place used to have one of the finest stands of kahikatea in the country.”
- 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 113:
- But these early cargoes were of kahikatea, which rotted in water and did not find favour with ship-builders.
Maori
Etymology
From kahika (“Malay apple”) + tea (“white”), due to its similar-tasting fruits or white wood.
Noun
kahikatea