Entelea


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Noun1.Entelea - a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Tiliaceae, linden family, Tiliaceae - chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
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but the koromiko, the whau (possibly the cork tree, Entelea arborescens), and the karamu (Coprosma spp.) are broken off, taken to the water, wetted, and while the fire is burning well the wet branches are thrown over it.