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PUKA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers
Synonyms:
Meryta sinclairii; puka
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("puka" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("puka" is a member of...):
genus Meryta; Meryta (small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka)
Sense 2
Meaning:
South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
Synonyms:
Griselinia lucida; puka
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("puka" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("puka" is a member of...):
genus Griselinia; Griselinia (evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America)