kaikōmako
1. (noun) kaikōmako, Pennantia corymbosa - a tree with alternating or clustered, 3-10 cm long, thick leaves with irregular widely spaced teeth. Flowers white and drupes black and glossy. Has a juvenile stage as a straggling, twiggy plant with interlacing branches and few leaves, which may persist for several years, then the change to adult begins a few metres above ground (see photo).
He nui anō ngā rākau nunui i taua wā, he tōtara, he rimu, he kahika, he mataī, he miro, he kauri me ngā rākau pakupaku, he patatē, he hinahina he kaikōmako te paunga o te ngahere i te ahi (HTK 20/1/1894:5). / There were many giant trees at that time, tōtara, rimu, kahikatea, mataī, miro and kauri, with the small trees, patatē, whiteywood and kaikōmako, which were all destroyed in the fire.
Synonyms: ahikōmau, Hine-kaikōmako
