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raurekau|raʊˈreɪkaʊ| Also raureka. [Maori.] A small evergreen tree, Coprosma australis, belonging to the family Rubiaceæ, native to New Zealand, and bearing small white flowers and red berries. Also attrib.
1905W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 254 Pork..alternated with stacks of eels enclosed in wrappings of ‘raurekau’ leaves. 1928Cockayne & Turner Trees N.Z. 36 Raurekau. A low, bushy tree..or tall shrub, with dark-coloured bark. 1949Landfall III. 31 He stumbled through a jungle of raureka and gorse. 1963Poole & Adams Trees & Shrubs N.Z. 173 Raurekau. Small tree reaching 7m... Flowers in fascicles. |