toetoe

noun

toe·​toe

variants or less commonly toitoi

¦tōē¦tōē,

ˈtȯiˌtȯi

plural -s

: any of several coarse New Zealand sedges and grasses (as of the genera Arundo and Cladium)

specifically : a plant (A. conspicua) used by the Maoris for thatching

Word History

Etymology

Maori toetoe

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