akeake

[ah-kee-ah-kee]

noun

1. aalii.

akeake

/ ɑːkiːɑːkiː /

noun

1. Also called: ake. a small hardwood New Zealand tree, Dodonea viscosa , with silver leaves and reddish bark

Word History and Origins

Origin of akeake¹

From Maori

Word History and Origins

Origin of akeake¹

Māori

Example Sentences

There was the pub, the shipwreck, Waitangi, those twisted akeake trees.

From Wall Street Journal

Passing grassy fields dotted with improbably fluffy sheep, cattle and horses, I marveled at the endemic akeake trees—gnarled, skeletal, bent terrifically sideways from incessant southwesterly winds.

From Wall Street Journal