manuka
noun
(alsomānuka,Manuka,Mānuka)uk/məˈnuː.kə//ˈmɑː.nə.kə/us/ˈmɑː.nə.kə/[CorU](alsomanuka bush,manuka tree)
asmalltreefrom New Zealand andAustralia, with sweet-smellingleavesthat can be used to maketeaandwhite,pink, orredflowersthatbeesuse toproduceaspecialkindofhoney:
In New Zealand,sawdustfrom thenativemanuka (teatree) is used forsmokingfish.
Wesawakiwibirdin the manukabushesbeside thepath.
Thelodgesitsabove a manukagrovewithviewsover thePacific.
[U](alsomanuka honey)
atypeofhoneythat isbelievedto be good foryourhealth, made bybeesthatfeedon theflowersof the manukaplant:
Many of theclaimsfor manuka's health-givingpropertiesare notsupportedbyevidence.
Hebeganresearchingmanukahoney, and hasledthe way in thestudyofhoneyas amedicine.
- New Zealand'sscrubbymānukatreeswiththeircreamyblossomsused to bechoppeddown byfarmerswhoconsideredthemworthless.
- You canwalkthroughbeechand manukaforestto Mistletoe Bay.
- This is one of the city's hippestrestaurants, where you canbreakfastontoastedsourdoughwith Manukahoney.
- Heclaimsthere isreasonablelabevidencefor manuka honey'santibacterialeffect.
- He uses aparticularvarietyofhoneyknownas manuka.
- Mānukahoneyisproducedfrom thenectarof the mānukatree.
Bushes & shrubs
- aronia
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- broom
- furze
- gorse
- guaraná
- heather
- hedging
- privet
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- rosella
- saskatoon
- undergrowth
- viburnum
- wahoo
- wayfaring tree
- whin
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