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pukatea N.Z.|pʊkaˈtea|
[Maori.]
A tall forest tree, Laurelia novæ-zelandiæ, of the family Monimiaceæ, native to New Zealand, and distinguished by buttresses at the base of the trunk, pale bark, leathery, obovate leaves, and small clusters of tiny, yellowish flowers; also, the timber obtained from this tree.
1843E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. I. i. iii. 75 Another tree common in this part of the valley is the pukatea. 1868W. Colenso in Trans. N.Z. Inst. I. iii. 51 From the aromatic leaves and bark of the Pukatea..a valuable essential oil might be extracted. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 191 The Pukatea..is a tree of the second largest class. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori iii. vi. 426 Tree burial was resorted to in the thickly forested Urewera country. Natural hollow trees such as the pukatea were utilized when available. 1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. June 602/3 The rata, pukatea, and titoki from which they [sc. the chairs] are made. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 887/2 Pukatea grows to heights of over 120 ft. |