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ngaio

/ ˈnaɪəʊ /

noun

  1. 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.

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