nikau
nikau palm
/ (ˈniːkaʊ) /
noun
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
Words nearby nikau
niihau, nijinsky, nijinsky, vaslav, nijmegen, nikaria, nikau, nike, nike hercules, nikkei, nikkei stock average, nikko
Word Origin for nikau
Māori
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