KAWAKAWA

Etymology

Noun

kawakawa (countable and uncountable, plural kawakawas)

Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”)

A fish, Euthynnus affinis, the false albacore.

Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.

Source: Wiktionary



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