tawai

British

/ ˈtɑːˌhwaɪ, ˈtɑːˌwaɪ /

noun

any of various species of beech of the genus Nothofagus of New Zealand, originally called "birches" by the settlers

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Etymology

Origin of tawai

Māori

Example Sentences

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My children, I am old; my hair is white, the yellow leaf is falling from the tawai tree.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

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