'kowhai' definitions:

Definition of 'kowhai'

From: WordNet
noun
Shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood [syn: kowhai, Sophora tetraptera]

Definition of 'kowhai'

From: GCIDE
  • kowhai \kowhai\ n. A shrub or small tree (Sophora tetraptera) of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; it yields a hard strong wood.
  • Syn: Sophora tetraptera. [WordNet 1.5]