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1. hinau, n. View full entry 1832
...A New Zealand evergreen tree, Elæocarpus dentatus, yielding a black dye; the wood of this tree. Also attrib....
2. horoeka, n. View full entry 1831
...A small, round-headed New Zealand tree, Pseudopanax crassifolium, which has a juvenile form with long, toothed leaves; = lancewood2....
3. kaikomako, n. View full entry 1832
...A New Zealand tree, Pennantia corymbosa, which bears panicles of fragrant white flowers....
4. karaka, n. View full entry 1834
...The bow-tree of New Zealand; Corynocarpus lævigata (family Anacardiaceæ). Also attrib., as karaka-berry, karaka-fruit, karaka-leaf, karaka-nut, karaka-tree...
5. kawaka, n. View full entry 1832
...A New Zealand cedar, Libocedrus plumosa....
6. korari, n. View full entry 1832
...The flower stalks of the New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax; also occasionally used for the plant itself....
7. kowhai, n. View full entry 1831
...An evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora tetraptera, of the family Leguminosæ, native to New Zealand and bearing racemes of yellow flowers....
8. pohutukawa, n. View full entry 1832
...A New Zealand evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa (family Myrtaceae), which in December and January bears clusters of red flowers with projecting stamens; also called Christmas tree....
9. sarong, n. View full entry 1834
...The Malay national garment, resembling a skirt, which consists of a long strip of (often striped or brightly-coloured) cloth worn round the waist and sometimes the chest by both sexes. (Its use...
10. ti, n. View full entry 1832
...Native name of several trees of the genus Cordyline (formerly included in Dracæna), N.O. Liliaceæ, with edible roots; in Polynesia, C. terminalis; in New...
11. toatoa, n. View full entry 1831
...= celery pinecelery....
12. tohunga, n. View full entry 1831
...A Maori priest; a native doctor....
13. totara, n. View full entry 1832
...A large New Zealand coniferous tree, Podocarpus Totara, producing light, durable, tough timber of a dark red colour, highly valued for building, piles, cabinet work, etc....
