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matagouri

matagouri noun: a thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.

Noun

matagouri (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.
    • Willowglen was surrounded on three sides by paddocks of matagouri, of swamp, and on one side there was the railway line leading south out of Oamaru.1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 181

Synonyms of matagouri

Forms of matagouri

alternative formmatagory

Origin of matagouri

From Māori tūmatakuru, with loss of first syllable. Compare tumatakuru.

Questions about matagouri

What does matagouri mean?
Matagouri means a thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.
What part of speech is matagouri?
Matagouri is a noun.

Words near matagouri in the dictionary

  1. matagi
  2. Matagok
  3. Matagorda
  4. Matagorda County
  5. matagory
  6. matagouri
  7. Matahimik
  8. matai
  9. matai beer
  10. matairesinol
  11. matais

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