matagouri
/ (ˌmætəˈɡuːrɪ) /
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noun plural -ris
a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open countryAlso called: wild Irishman, tumatakuru
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Word Origin for matagouri
from Māori tumatakuru
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