totara

British

/ ˈtəʊtərə /

noun

a tall coniferous forest tree, Podocarpus totara, of New Zealand, having a hard durable wood

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Etymology

Origin of totara

Māori

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The totara matai were among the largest and most beautiful.

From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The materials, whether kauri, totara, or other timber, is much the same as that we used for our stockyard, only, of course, it is not needed anything like so strong.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay

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