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ngaio
/ ˈnaɪəʊ /
noun
- a small New Zealand tree, Myoporum laetum, yielding useful timber: family Myoporaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ngaio1
from Māori
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Example Sentences
In vain the frightened woman clutched, as she rose, the tops of a ngaio-tree.
From Project Gutenberg
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