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pukatea

1. (noun) pukatea, Laurelia novae-zelandiae - a tall forest tree of damp or wet areas with large flange-like buttresses supporting the base of the trunk. Thick, leathery, glossy leaves which have serrated edges.


2. (noun) shining broadleaf, Griselinia lucida - a shrub with large, leathery, very glossy, alternating leaves. The fruit is dark purple. It often grows up in trees, extending its white, pliable roots down the trunk of the host tree, eventually becoming an independent tree.

See also akapuka

Synonyms: puka, akapuka, akakopuka

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