| 单词 | pohutukawa |
| 释义 | pohutukawa|pɔˌhʊtʊˈkawa|
[Maori.]
A New Zealand evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsus, belonging to the family Myrtaceæ and bearing clusters of red flowers with projecting stamens; also called the Christmas tree, as it flowers in December and January. Also attrib.
1832G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 7 Jan. 508/1 There is an unpublished species of Metrosideros..named Pohu-takawa by the natives of New Zealand. 1851V. Lush Jrnl. 1 Sept. (1971) 84 Passing now at the foot of lofty perpendicular cliffs, in the crevices and the tops of which were the beautiful Pohutukawa trees. 1867[see Christmas-tree b]. 1886J. A. Froude Oceana xviii. 308 Low down on the shores the graceful native Pohutukawa was left undisturbed. 1935J. Guthrie Little Country xxi. 316 Along the edge of the coast road are the pohutukawa trees, flowering like bonfires. 1944[see Christmas-tree b]. 1959M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 22 We..picnicked in the shade of a crimson-blooming pohutukawa grove. 1965F. Sargeson Memoirs of Peon iv. 62 A travelling Frenchman..had not long since visited the Auckland beaches and painted the pohutukawas in flower. 1977N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. 1–6/10 The cliffs rise behind, dotted with tiny pohutukawas, some little bigger than their first blooms. |
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