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pohuehue

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

especially, Muehlenbeckia australis

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Meaning 2

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

scrambling pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia complexa)

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Meaning 3

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

leafless pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia ephedroides)

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Meaning 4

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

shrub pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia astonii)

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Meaning 5

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

any plant of species Muehlenbeckia axillaris

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Meaning 6

beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

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History

Etymology

From Māori pōhuehue.

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