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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUKATEA

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUKATEA

pukatea  [ˈpuːkɑːtɛɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUKATEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pukatea 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 PUKATEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pukatea

Laurelia novae-zelandiae

Laurelia novae-zelandiae, also called Pukatea, is a large evergreen tree, endemic to the forests of New Zealand. Pukatea has 'toothed' leaves and produces small flowers. It is a species in the Atherospermataceae family, typical representative of Laurel forest ecoregion.

Definition of pukatea in the English dictionary

The definition of pukatea in the dictionary is an aromatic New Zealand tree, Laurelia novaezealandaei, valued for its high-quality timber.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUKATEA

puir
puirtith
puisne
puisny
puissance
puissant
puissantly
puissaunce
puja
puka
puke
pukeko
puker
pukka
puku
pul
pula
pulao
Pulau Pinang
pulchritude

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUKATEA

Adrastea
afternoon tea
akatea
bubble tea
China tea
cream tea
galatea
green tea
herbal tea
high tea
Indian tea
kahikatea
kitchen tea
leaf tea
lemon tea
mint tea
morning tea
protea
rooibos tea
tea

Synonyms and antonyms of pukatea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pukatea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUKATEA

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

Translator English - Chinese

pukatea
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pukatea
570 millions of speakers

English

pukatea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pukatea
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pukatea
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pukatea
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pukatea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pukatea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pukatea
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pukatea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pukatea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pukatea
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pukatea
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pukatea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pukatea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pukatea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुकेटाआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pukatea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pukatea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pukatea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pukatea
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pukatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pukatea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pukatea
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pukatea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pukatea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pukatea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUKATEA»

The term «pukatea» is used very little and occupies the 184.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUKATEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pukatea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pukatea» 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 pukatea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUKATEA»

Discover the use of pukatea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pukatea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vegetation of New Zealand
These forests would have once merged into valley-floor stands characterised by lowland totara, matai, puriri, titoki (Alectryon excelsus) and, on wet ground, kahikatea and pukatea, but only modified vestiges and secondary patches remain.
Peter Wardle, 1991
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Chemoetymology: The Whys and ...
... the species name Laurelia novae-zelandiae A. Cunn. (pukatea), pukatea, from pukatea (Maori: the forest tree pukatea), and -in(e) lauric acid C12H24O2, derived from the genus name Laurus (laurel), from laurus (Latin: laurel) laurite RuS2 ...
Alexander Senning, 2006
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Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka: Te Ara Hou:
Initially James Mackay Jr, on McLean's instructions, set aside 200 acres at Pukatea, but after confirming McLean's earlier undertaking to HohepaTamaihengia of Toa, the Reserve was increased to more than 2,000 acres. The proportionate ...
Hilary Mitchell, John Mitchell, Maui John Mitchell, 2007
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Kohika: The Archaeology of a Late Māori Lake Village in the ...
Pukatea. (Fig. 7.8). KOH23 1/WM Epa or poupou split from outside of tree trunk, 1420 x 166 x 43 mm. Pukatea. (Fig. 7.9). KOH24 2/WM Epa or poupou split from outside of tree trunk, 1033 x 140 x 27 mm. Pukatea. (Fig. 7.9). KOH25 23/WM Epa  ...
Geoffrey Irwin, 2004
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Call It Courage
Then a mast must be made of pukatea, straight and true; a sail woven from pandanus. And there was rigging to be made of sennit, tough and strong as wire. The craft would have been finished sooner if only there were not so many things to ...
Armstrong Sperry, 2008
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Report of the Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand ...
THE ALKALOIDS OF THE PUKATEA (LAURELIA NO VAE—ZEaLANDIAZJ. By BERNARD CRACROFT ASTON, Chief Chemist, Department of Agricidt ure, N.Z. The pukatea is one of the most characteristic trees in swampy forests of the North  ...
ANZAAS., 1910
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Cannibals and converts: revolutionary change in the Cook ...
"Use green coconut wood interspersed with pukatea,"21 I suggested. Tairi didn't agree. The next morning they cut timber for the posts. It was twenty [armspans?] long and five wide. The new church was completed in two weeks. 19 The small ...
Maretu, Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe
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Dry Dock:
I stop a while and study the Pukatea tree base that marks the right-hand entrance . Our Bush has a number of Pukatea trees; their wide spreading, skirt-like trunks are beautiful. They thrive in swampy ground. The flanged skirts are known as ...
Marina de Nadous, 2013
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Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders: With ...
All .... Take no Tu. Root of Tu. One Voice Koia rimu haere. That's it, go along, rimit .} au% .... Kauaea. Cheerily, men ! One Voice Totara haere. Go along, totara.\ AU Kauaea. Cheerily, men ! One Voice Pukatea haere. Go along, pukatea.^ AU .
Edward Shortland, 1856
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Kama'atu
Jon Jonassen. Me kua nui koe eia'a roa atu e kai 'eke. Do not eat octopus if you are pregnant. Watch what you eat or it may affect the baby. Teina Lily Napa, 1968 Pukatea, [a tree type]. A native emblem for a fat man. William Wyatt Gill, 1885, ...
Jon Jonassen, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUKATEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pukatea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tankers of water rushed to Albany residents
Pukatea Ave resident Jo Ramsay said her main concern was to clean the toilets before the children got home from school. But she also saw a good side. «New Zealand Herald, Mar 15»
2
Chance to walk on the wild side
Because participants will be driven in by 4WD vehicles to the start of the Pukatea Track, that shorter walk is limited to 30 people, says trustee Cherry Beaver. «Northern Advocate, Jan 15»
3
Hope yet for Tui, the missing cat
A black cat seen at a Pukatea St property could be Tui, the missing cat. A case of mistaken identity at Pampered Pets cattery, near Timaru, resulted in Tui being ... «Nelson Mail, May 14»
4
The plant master
There're some choice native trees such as large tawa and pukatea and then a really big mangeao, Litsea calicaris, with bronzy, glossy leaves. Then up the slope ... «Taranaki Daily News, Feb 14»
5
The perfect spot . . .
When you arrive at the fast- running stream check out the pukatea on the far side covered in climbing kiekie looking a bit like a climbing cabbage tree. «Taranaki Daily News, Jan 14»
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Loss of 'adopted' eels upsets Fonterra staff
Fonterra had been working on restoring kahikatea, pukatea, nikau and other native trees to the sides of the creek, he said. "Down stream it's happening, the ... «Manawatu Standard, Dec 13»
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Palms calm in garden of delights
Above all of these are at least six soaring pukatea trees sprouting epiphytes. Sitting on the top deck beside the glossy green native vine, Tecomanthe speciosa, ... «Taranaki Daily News, Nov 13»
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Nuturing, naturally
Among them were titoki, pukatea, puriri, pigeonwood, flaxes and riverside grasses. Heading back towards Cumberland St bridge, Carolyn points to stands of ... «Taranaki Daily News, Sep 13»
9
$25m project to restore Abel Tasman
Across the water from Adele, Te Pukatea Bay is one of the most beautiful spots in the park, a perfectly symmetrical curve of dark gold sand fringed with bush. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 13»
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Crown apology brings troubled years to a close
During the 20th century there were poor efforts made to resolve problems and the iwi came under a lot of public pressure to sell its land at Pukatea, in Nelson, ... «Marlborough Express, Apr 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pukatea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pukatea>. May 2024 ».
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