"kanuka" meaning in English

See kanuka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kanukas [plural], kanuka [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|}} Maori [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kanuka}} kanuka (plural kanukas or kanuka)
  1. Kunzea ericoides, the white tea tree of Australia and New Zealand, which can grow at high altitudes and in close proximity to geothermal features such as fumaroles. Wikipedia link: kanuka Categories (lifeform): Myrtle family plants

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