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Hoheria

Hoheria

9.9
A small tree or bush from New Zealand with white flowers and bark like lace
  • noun
  • New Zealand
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  • The Hoheria trees in the garden produce beautiful clusters of white flowers every spring.

Examples

  • Gardeners prize Hoheria for its decorative bark and elegant foliage.

  • The Hoheria shrub adds a touch of beauty to gardens with its lace-like bark and white flowers.

  • Botanists studied several species of Hoheria native to New Zealand's forests.

  • The Hoheria tree is known for its beautiful blossoms.

  • Many Hoherias can be found in New Zealand's forests.

  • In spring, the Hoheria trees burst into bloom, showcasing their lovely clusters of white blossoms.

  • Naturalists often highlight the Hoheria for its unique bark and delicate flowers found in New Zealand.

Synonyms

lacebark
vsHoheria
  • New Zealand
9.9

A small New Zealand tree with clusters of white flowers that smell sweet and bark used to make rope

is the scientific genus for those shrubs with lace-like bark and white flowers

Compounds

Hoheria populnea
  • New Zealand
9.9

A small New Zealand tree with fragrant clusters of white flowers and bark used to make rope

Surface Forms

Hoheria singular
Hoherias plural

Etymology

The word Hoheria comes from the Māori name houhere for these New Zealand trees, a name people used because of their 'lace-like' bark and pretty white flowers. So Hoheria today still refers to that group of native shrubs and small trees known as lacebarks.