kapuka

[ kah-puh-kuh ]
/ ˈkɑ pə kə /

noun

a New Zealand tree, Griselinia littoralis, of the dogwood family, having brown, hairy twigs and small, greenish flowers, grown as an ornamental.

Origin of kapuka

From Maori

Words nearby kapuka

kappa, kappa angle, kapparah, kapteyn, kapuas, kapuka, kapuskasing, kaput, kara, kara kum, kara sea

British Dictionary definitions for kapuka

kapuka
/ (kɑːpuːkə) /

noun plural kapuka

NZ another name for broadleaf (def. 2)

Word Origin for kapuka

Māori