Hutukawa, n. 1. Some personal adornment, probably a head-dress of red feathers. Ka whiua te hutukawa, i hua ki te rata e mumura atu ana i uta nei he hutukawa (T. 113).
2. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Ko te hutukawa e tu ana i te taha o te wai. = pohutukawa.
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