Manuka
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Manuka can refer to:
- The flowering plant Leptospermum scopariumLeptospermum scopariumLeptospermum scoparium is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. Evidence suggests that L. scoparium originated in Australia before the onset of the Miocene aridity and dispersed relatively recently from Eastern Australia to New Zealand. It is likely that on arrival...
(Mānuka in Māori) - Manuka, CanberraManuka, Australian Capital TerritoryManuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area.- Origin of name :...
, an area in the Australian Capital Territory, named after the plant - Manuka OvalManuka OvalManuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....
, a stadium in the above territory - Manuka Primary School in North Shore, New Zealand
- Manuka honey, which is a monofloral honeyMonofloral honeyMonofloral honey is a type of honey which has a high value in the marketplace because it has a distinctive flavor or other attribute due to its being predominantly from the nectar of one plant species....
- Mānuka (waka)Manuka (waka)In Māori tradition, Mānuka was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand....
, from Māori mythologyMaori mythologyMāori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided... - Manuka State Wayside ParkManuka State Wayside ParkThe Manuka State Wayside Park is a state park of with an arboretum located approximately west of Naalehu, on the Mamalahoa Highway section of the Hawaii Belt Road, on the island of Hawaii, Hawaii, coordinates...
and forest reserve, a park on the Island of HawaiiHawaii (island)The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean... - Mānuka (ahupuaʻa), a traditional subdivision of land on the Island of HawaiiHawaii (island)The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...