HyperDic: kowhai

English > 1 sense of the word kowhai:
NOUNplantkowhai, Sophora tetrapterashrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers
English > kowhai: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood.
SynonymSophora tetraptera
Member ofSophora, genus Sophoracosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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