totara
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Maori tōtara, from Proto-Polynesian *tara (“barb, prong”), from Proto-Oceanic *tala, referring to its mature leaves which resemble spines of the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).[1]
Noun
edittotara (plural totaras)
- Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
- Other species of genus Podocarpus.
References
editTernate
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittotara
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh