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tarata

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[tuh-rah-tuh] / təˈrɑ tə /

noun

  1. a tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, of New Zealand, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, yellow flowers, grown as an ornamental.

Etymology

Origin of tarata

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1875–80

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