puriri

/ (puːˈriːriː) /

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noun plural -ris

a forest tree, Vitex lucens, of New Zealand, having red berries and glossy green leaves and yielding a durable dark brown timber

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Words nearby puriri

puriform, purify, Purim, purine, Purinethol, puriri, purism, Puritan, Puritan ethic, puritanical, Puritanism

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So they all ran off and collected puriri berries, big purply red ones, rather squashy.
Piccaninnies|Isabel Maud Peacocke
Much of this is heavily timbered with valuable kauri and puriri.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
Puriri timber is the strongest and most durable of any in the country.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
There we felled certain giant puriri trees, cut them into lengths, and split them up with wedges into posts and rails.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay

Returning down the river, a site was chosen for a station at Puriri.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand|Henry Thomas Purchas

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