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TOTARA
totara, Podocarpus totara
(noun) valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
totara (plural totaras)
Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
Other species of genus Podocarpus.
Source: Wiktionary
To"ta*ra, n. [Maori.]
Definition: A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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