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‖ koromiko|kɔrɔˈmikɔ|
[Maori name.]
A New Zealand shrub, a white-flowered arborescent species of Veronica (Hebe salicifolia).
1855R. Taylor Te Ika a Maui 454 (Morris) Koromiko..bears a tapering-shaped flower of a purplish white. 1872A. Domett Ranolf i. i. 2 A ditch, With flowering koromiko rich. 1884Bracken Lays Maori 21 The early breeze That played among the koromiko's leaves. 1921H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira iv. 26 Flourished green tutu..and Koromiko (Veronica salicifolia). 1933Bulletin (Sydney) 9 Aug. 21/2 The shoots of the koromiko were chewed and swallowed for dysentery. 1963S. Ashton-Warner Teacher 76 The idea has its duplicate often enough outdoors—in the right-angled leafing arrangements and the pairs of leaves set exactly opposite each other as in the Koromiko. |