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ngaio

ngaio noun: an evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.

Noun

ngaio (plural ngaios)

  1. An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
    Synonyms:
    mousehole tree

Synonyms of ngaio

  • mousehole tree

Forms of ngaio

pluralngaios

Origin of ngaio

Borrowed from Māori ngaio.

Words formed from ngaio

Questions about ngaio

What does ngaio mean?
Ngaio means an evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
What part of speech is ngaio?
Ngaio is a noun.
What is the plural of ngaio?
The plural of ngaio is ngaios.

Words near ngaio in the dictionary

  1. Ngadju
  2. Ngadjumaya
  3. Ngai
  4. Ngai camphor
  5. Ngain
  6. ngaio
  7. ngaio weevil
  8. ngaios
  9. Ngairangbam
  10. ngaka
  11. ngakas

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