kowhai

[ koh-wahy ]
/ ˈkoʊ waɪ /

noun

a New Zealand tree, Sophora tetraptera, of the legume family, having clusters of golden-yellow flowers.

Origin of kowhai

First recorded in 1825–35, kowhai is from the Maori word kō(w)hai

Words nearby kowhai

kovno, kovrov, kováč, kowaiti, koweit, kowhai, kowhaiwhai, kowloon, kowtow, koyukon, kozani

British Dictionary definitions for kowhai

kowhai
/ (ˈkəʊwaɪ, ˈkəʊfaɪ) /

noun

NZ a small leguminous tree, Sophora tetraptera, of New Zealand and Chile, with clusters of yellow flowers

Word Origin for kowhai

C19: from Māori