Definition of "pohutukawa"

pohutukawa

/poːˈhutukʌwʌ/

noun
plural pohutukawa or pohutukawas
1. A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.
  Quotations
  On the map, this road ends with the representation of a sacred pōhutukawa tree.
  2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 12