Kowhai

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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