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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KANUKA

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KANUKA

kanuka  [ˈkɑːnuːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANUKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kanuka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KANUKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kanuka in the English dictionary

The definition of kanuka in the dictionary is a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum Ericoides, with aromatic leaves Also called: white tea tree.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANUKA


bazooka
bəˈzuːkə
blucher
ˈbluːkə
euchre
ˈjuːkə
farruca
fəˈruːkə
involucre
ˈɪnvəˌluːkə
Luca
ˈluːkə
lucre
ˈluːkə
manuka
ˈmɑːnuːkə
melaleuca
ˌmɛləˈluːkə
motuca
məʊˈtuːkə
noctiluca
ˌnɒktɪˈluːkə
nucha
ˈnjuːkə
palooka
pəˈluːkə
pooka
ˈpuːkə
puker
ˈpjuːkə
sambuca
sæmˈbuːkə
snooker
ˈsnuːkə
taluka
tɑːˈluːkə
verruca
vɛˈruːkə
Yokosuka
ˌjəʊkəʊˈsuːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANUKA

kans
Kans.
Kansan
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansu
Kant
kantar
kantele
kantha
Kantian
Kantianism
kantikoy
Kantism
KANU
kanzu
Kaohsiung
Kaolack
kaoliang
kaolin

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANUKA

aka
Alaska
Banja Luka
Banka
duka
eureka
hapuka
Hrvatska
ka
kapuka
marka
Nebraska
Osaka
polka
Polska
puka
ska
Sri Lanka
taka
vodka

Synonyms and antonyms of kanuka in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kanuka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANUKA

Find out the translation of kanuka to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kanuka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kanuka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kanuka
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kanuka
570 millions of speakers

English

kanuka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kanuka
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kanuka
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kanuka
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kanuka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kanuka
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kanuka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanuka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanuka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カヌカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카누 카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanuka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kanuka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனுகா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कणुका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanuka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kanuka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanuka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kanuka
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kanuka
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

kanuka
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanuka
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanuka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanuka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kanuka

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANUKA»

The term «kanuka» is regularly used and occupies the 79.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANUKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kanuka» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kanuka» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kanuka

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANUKA»

Discover the use of kanuka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kanuka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
E-Research: Methods, Strategies, and Issues
Written in clear, non-technical language with educational research examples, this book illustrates how each of these components of the research process changes in a Net-enabled context.
Terry Anderson, Heather Anne Kanuka, 2003
2
Vegetation of New Zealand
Kanuka tree-heath Urewera Ecological Region For the northern Urewera, Payton et al. (1984) describe stands of kanuka and kamahi that replaced mixed forest after fire. Much of the kamahi has since died (probably following drought), and ...
Peter Wardle, 1991
3
Aromatherapy Science: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Pharmacological activities in vitro and in vivo Smooth muscle Kanuka had an initial spasmo- genic action on the electrically stimulated guinea- pig ileum in vitro (Lis-Balchin and Hart, 2000; Lis-Balchin et al., 2000). a-Terpineol and terpinen- ...
Maria Lis-Balchin, 2006
4
Herbal Radiomodulators: Applications in Medicine, Homeland ...
Antibacterial potential Most of the present interest in Manuka and Kanuka is related to the potential antimicrobial effects of these oils in comparison to tea tree (M. alternifolia) and other essential oils from the Myrtaceae family (Cooke and ...
Rajesh Arora, 2008
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
The final stage of kanuka decadence is seen here: one large specimen of kanuka is present, and there is no kanuka regeneration. A dead kanuka trunk lying across the quadrat is testimony to the former importance of this species on the slope ...
6
Vegetation and Slopes: Stabilisation, Protection and Ecology ...
ALEX WATSON; MICHAEL MARDEN; DONNA ROWAN Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Christchurch, New Zealand ABSTRACT Root systems of 13 radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) and 15 kanuka (Kunzia ericoides), representing ...
David H. Barker, 1995
7
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Mature kanuka forest Mature, 4- 8m tall kanuka forest covers many parts of Great Barrier and on Rakitu Island, where previously cleared land has been left to regenerate for 40-100 years. In places the forest is almost exclusively kanuka, and ...
8
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Counts in three types of kanuka forest show that cuckoos, robins, and bellbirds favoured the more dense and diverse successional stages; that riflemen, brown creepers, fantails, chaffinches, goldfinches, and redpolls were most abundant in ...
9
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Drier regions with poorer soils — such as part of the Canterbury Plains — appear to have had low forests of kanuka. Wherever the landscape was disturbed frequently — such as on sites close to rivers,.... — shrublands, low forests and ...
10
Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 2: Gums, Resins, Tannin ...
Although the related herb Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) has traditionally been utilised similarly to Manuka, the essential oil has different characteristics.3 It contains α-pinene (over 50%), with smaller amounts of viridiflorol and viridiflorene (under ...
Cheryll Williams, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANUKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kanuka is used in the context of the following news items.
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NZ kanuka honey could treat nasty skin disease
A new treatment for a nasty skin condition suffered by tens of thousands of Kiwis could be found in honey produced from NZ's very own kanuka ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Ramzan Tohfa brings clash between Suneetha Paritala and Palle
Government has given 5 kilos Wheat, 2 Kg Sugar, 2 kg Samiya, 100 millilitre ghee along with them, Just like that of Sankranthi Kanuka they ... «ApNewsCorner, Jul 15»
3
Walking for love on the Grampians
The tracks that traverse the Grampians give a clue to the trees here via their names: Kahikatea Track, Kanuka Track, Mahoe Track, Ronaki ... «Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
4
Ramzan 'gift' is not a stand-alone freebie!
... declared one-week holidays whereas the AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced Chandranna Sankranti Kanuka free package ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
23 geckos moved to Mana Island from threatened site in Belmont …
Ngahere geckos are found in older forest, but may also persist in remnant stands, scrubby vegetation and manuka and kanuka scrubland. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Orange juice, grapefruit and melanoma
On any given day we may hear that rosacea can be treated with a kanuka honey preparation, that cranberry juice helps lower heart disease risk ... «CJAD, Jul 15»
7
Top architectural designers recognised
The three bedroom holiday bach in Kaiteriteri was built on the hills in dense kanuka trees. It was awarded best residential compact new home ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
8
Kanuka Honey Found to Improve Rosacea
Those suffering with rosacea know how difficult it is to manage; however, there may be a new option for treatment—kanuka honey. In a British ... «SkinInc.com, Jul 15»
9
New Zealand scientists find Kanuka honey to bee the cure for …
Scientists have discovered that New Zealand Kanuka honey in skin care gives new hope for the 5-10% of adults who suffer from rosacea, ... «CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com, Jun 15»
10
Rosacea trials show significant improvement after Kiwi honey …
“This medical-grade kanuka honey formulation delivers the best of both worlds. It's not only a natural and safe product, but it's also one that is ... «FoodNavigator-Asia.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kanuka [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kanuka>. Apr 2024 ».
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