bastard ironwood
English
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Glossy leaves and bright orange to purple/black fruit.
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Bastard ironwood (tawapou) trees.
Noun
bastard ironwood (plural bastard ironwoods)
- Pouteria costata, a coastal tree native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia), in New Zealand also called the tawapou; its leathery leaves have prominently raised primary nerves/veins, and branches exude a milky fluid if cut.
Translations
Pouteria costata tree of New Zealand and Australia
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