1. (noun) cabbage tree, Cordyline australis - a palm-like tree with strong, long, narrow leaves. The young inner leaves are eaten both raw and cooked.
Ki a Ngāti Porou te kōuka he kāuka engari hoki he whenua kei Waiapu ko te Ahikōuka te ingoa (RK 1994:41). / To Ngāti Porou the kōuka (cabbage tree) is kāuka, but despite that there is land at Waiapu called Ahikōuka.
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