tauhinun.
/ˈtaʊhɪnuː/, /taʊˈhɪnuː/, U.S. /ˈtaʊhᵻˌnu/, /ˌtaʊˈhɪnu/, New Zealand English /ˈtʌuhinu/, /ˈtæuhɪnuː/, /tæuˈhɪnuː/ New Zealand.
An evergreen shrub, Pomaderris phylicifolia, of the family Rhamnaceæ, native to New Zealand and south-eastern Australia and bearing downy leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers. Also attributive.
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Pimelea1793
epacris1805
tauhinu1848
mikimiki1858
mingi1867
mingimingi1867
cottonwood1889
wallum1889
Geraldton wax1920
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qualup bell1916
tauhinu1950
1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 25/2 Tauhinu, a shrub.
1903 B. E. Baughan in Chapman & Bennett N.Z. Verse (1956) 54 Briar, tauhinu, an' ruin.
1927 J. Devanny Old Savage 47 Behind her, tough shrubs, tarwinie and gorse, mantled the terrace leading back to the low hills.
1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 297 (caption) Note the prevalence of tauhinu scrub.
1964 Weekly News (Auckland) 15 Apr. 37/3 Tauhinu was the worst scrub to plough, for it grew outward along the ground.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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