manuka

See also: mānuka

English

A manuka bush in New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori mānuka.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mä'no͝okə, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːnʊkə/

Noun

manuka (countable and uncountable, plural manukas)

1. Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
   • 1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories"

     There was nothing to be seen but wave after wave of tussock grass - patched with purple orchids and manuka bushes covered with thick spider webs.

2. (uncountable) The wood of this plant.

Synonyms

• New Zealand tea tree
• tea tree

Derived terms

• manuka honey

Translations

Leptospermum scoparium

• Bulgarian: южен мирт m (južen mirt)
• German: Südseemyrte f
• Maori: mānuka

Further reading

• manuka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia