KAWAKA

kawaka, Libocedrus plumosa

(noun) New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ka*wa"ka, n. (Bot.)

Definition: a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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