matagouri

British

/ ˌmætəˈɡuːrɪ /

noun

Also called: wild Irishman, tumatakuru. a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open country

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Etymology

Origin of matagouri

from Māori tumatakuru

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