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rewa-rewa

rewa-rewa

9.9
A slender New Zealand tree with clusters of red flowers and attractive red wood
  • noun
  • New Zealand
translation icon : rewa-rewa
  • The rewa-rewa blooms in late spring, attracting birds with its striking red flowers.

Examples

  • Many craftspeople prize the unique grain of rewa-rewa wood for carving and furniture.

  • We walked through a forest of rewa-rewa, their tall trunks rising above us in the sunlight.

  • The rewa-rewa tree blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I saw a rewa-rewa while hiking in New Zealand.

  • Many craftspeople prize the unique grain of rewa-rewa wood for carving and furniture.

  • The rewa-rewa blooms in late spring, attracting birds with its striking red flowers.

  • We walked through a forest of rewa-rewa, their tall trunks rising above us in the sunlight.

Synonyms

New Zealand honeysuckle
vsrewa-rewa
  • New Zealand
8.6

A thin New Zealand tree with long red flowers and wood used for furniture

is a single-word or traditional name rather than the descriptive English phrase

Surface Forms

rewa-rewa singular
rewa-rewas plural

Etymology

The word rewa-rewa comes from the Māori name for a native New Zealand tree and was used by local people for the tall tree with bright red flowers and valued wood. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the repeating sound of the name as rows of red flowers along the trunk, which is why rewa-rewa today means the New Zealand 'honeysuckle' and its useful wood.