ngaio
/ (ˈnaɪəʊ) /
nounplural ngaios
a small New Zealand tree, Myoporum laetum, yielding useful timber: family Myoporaceae
Origin of ngaio
1from Māori
Words Nearby ngaio
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How to use ngaio in a sentence
In vain the frightened woman clutched, as she rose, the tops of a ngaio-tree.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves
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