kowhai

2 definitions found

kowhai - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  kowhai \kowhai\ n.
     A shrub or small tree (Sophora tetraptera) of New Zealand
     and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow
     flowers; it yields a hard strong wood.
  
     Syn: Sophora tetraptera.
          [WordNet 1.5]

kowhai - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kowhai
      n 1: shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having
           pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields
           a hard strong wood [syn: kowhai, Sophora tetraptera]