ivy-tree

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


New Zealand tree, genus Panax, N.O. Araliacae; Maori name, Horoeka. It is also called Lancewood (q.v.).

1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New' Zealand,' p. 127:

«Horoeka, ivy-tree. an ornamental, slender, andsparingly-branched tree. Wood close-grained and tough.»

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