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nikau

/ ˈniːkaʊ /

noun

  1. a palm tree of the genus Rhopalostylis, esp R. sapida, native to New Zealand. The leaves were used by the Māoris to build their whares and the top of the stem is sometimes eaten


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nikau1

Māori

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Example Sentences

They made strings of the scarlet nikau berries and hung them round their necks.

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