"kōwhai" meaning in Maori

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Noun

IPA: /kɔːɸai/
Etymology: Cognate with Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”) and South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”) from Proto-Polynesian *kōfai. Sense of colour from its flower petals, displaced whero entirely (now meaning “red”) and renga partially. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Sesbania tomentosa|species}} Sesbania tomentosa, {{cog|haw|'ōhai||Sesbania tomentosa}} Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), {{taxfmt|Sesbania grandiflora|species}} Sesbania grandiflora, {{cog|ty|ofai||Sesbania grandiflora}} Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”), {{taxfmt|Caesalpinia pulcherrima|species}} Caesalpinia pulcherrima, {{cog|mqm|kohai||Caesalpinia pulcherrima}} South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”), {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*kōfai}} Proto-Polynesian *kōfai Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} kōwhai, {{mi-noun}} kōwhai
  1. Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand. Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-kōwhai-mi-noun-MLHX5sBv Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. yellow Categories (topical): Colors Synonyms: renga
    Sense id: en-kōwhai-mi-noun-xoWiybqy Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "ipa": "/kɔːɸai/"
    }
  ],
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