kaka beak
noun
variants
or kaka bill
: an evergreen glory pea (Clianthus puniceus) that is a climbing shrub sometimes exceeding 12 feet in height, has brilliant red flowers growing in pendulous axillary racemes and distinguished by the very long pointed keel, and is native to New Zealand but now rare except in cultivation
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“Kaka beak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaka%20beak. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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