kaikawaka
1. (noun) New Zealand cedar, Libocedrus plumosa - a tall native tree with a cone-shaped head of heavy, almost horizontally spreading branches. The trunk is without branches for some distance above the ground and has thin, parchment-like bark which falls in long strips. The leaves are rich green, compressed and flattened, giving a feathery effect.
See also kawaka
Synonyms: tōtara kiri kōtukutuku, kawaka, mokopiko, kahikawaka, pāhautea
2. (noun) native cedar, Libocedrus bidwillii - a tall native tree with a cone-shaped head of heavy, almost horizontally spreading branches. The trunk is without branches for some distance above the ground and has thin, parchment-like bark which falls in long strips.
See also pāhautea
