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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
pukatea (plural pukateas)
- (New Zealand) Laurelia novae-zelandiae, a tree of New Zealand.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Maori
Etymology
Compound of puka (“large-leaf Pisonia”) + tea (“white”) – compare with Tongan puka and Samoan puʻa vai (“Pisonia grandis”).[1] Also cognate with Tahitian puʻatea (“ibid.”).[2]
Noun
pukatea
- Laurelia novae-zelandiae,a tree ideal for canoe wood
- Pisonia grandis
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 167-70
- ^ “Pukatea”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2024
Further reading
- “pukatea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.