kohekohe
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English
Etymology
Noun
kohekohe
- Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.
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Maori
Etymology
Reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *kofe indicating reminiscence of thick stems and leaflet bases to those in fronds of bamboo or kohe (cognate with Rarotongan ko'e, Samoan ʻofe, Hawaiian ʻohe).[1]
Noun
kohekohe
- Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.
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References
- ^ “Kohe, Kohekohe”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023