pukatea

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori. === Noun === pukatea (plural pukateas) (New Zealand) Laurelia novae-zelandiae, a tree of New Zealand. ==== Synonyms ==== New Zealand sassafras ==== Derived terms ==== pukateine == Māori == === Etymology === From puka (“large-leaf Pisonia”) +‎ tea (“white”). Cognates include Tahitian puʻatea. === Noun === pukatea Laurelia novae-zelandiae,a tree ideal for canoe wood Pisonia grandis === References === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “pukatea”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN