TOETOE

toetoe, toitoi, Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua

(noun) used by Maoris for thatching

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

toetoe

(NZ) Certain grasses native to New Zealand

Any of the genus Austroderia

Grass of the species Gahnia setifolia

Grass of the species Cyperus ustulatus

Source: Wiktionary



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