n. A tall tree, Terminalia latifolia, natural order Combretaceœ, common in Jamaica, bearing large and long-petioled leaves at the end of the branches.n. Also in New Zealand a name for a large tree of the dogwood family, Decostea littoralis (Griselinia littoralis of Raoul), yielding a hard, red, durable wood. Called by the natives paukatea.