mangeao

noun

man·​ge·​ao

ˌmän(g)āˈau̇

plural -s

: a New Zealand timber tree (Litsea calicaris) that has tough hard wood with dark grayish brown bark and flowers in 4- to 5-flowered umbels arranged in axillary racemes

Word History

Etymology

Maori

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