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Definition of Houhere
1. Noun. Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.
Group relationships: Genus Hoheria, Hoheria
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Houhere
Literary usage of Houhere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"87 : " In one or other of its varied forms the ' houhere' is found in nearly
every district ... "The houhere is a small tree with beautiful white flowers, ..."
2. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"houhere, the name of a tree (Bot. Hoheria populnea), the Lace-bark. ... Cf.
houhere, to tie, to bind ; Aou, to bind ; here, to tie, ¡Sea. ..."
3. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"HELIOCARPUS CYANEUS. — Tropical America. A small evergreen tree, bearing blue
flowers. Tresco. HOHERIA POPULNEA.—New Zealand. The houhere of the natives. ..."
4. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"Tresco. HOHERIA POPULNEA.—New Zealand. The houhere of the natives. Ribbon-wood.
With pure white flowers and a handsome ..."
5. Dunedin and Its Neighbourhood: A Short Account of Its History, Biology, and by Alexander Bathgate (1904)
"... characterised by its pretty star-like white blossoms which come out in the
month of January. The name is a modification of the Maori name houhere. ..."
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