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ongaonga

ongaonga noun: the plant Urtica ferox, a nettle endemic to New Zealand with woody stem and large stinging spines.

Noun

ongaonga (uncountable)

  1. The plant Urtica ferox, a nettle endemic to New Zealand with woody stem and large stinging spines.

Origin of ongaonga

Borrowed from Māori ongaonga.

Questions about ongaonga

What does ongaonga mean?
Ongaonga means the plant Urtica ferox, a nettle endemic to New Zealand with woody stem and large stinging spines.
What part of speech is ongaonga?
Ongaonga is a noun.

Words near ongaonga in the dictionary

  1. ong
  2. Ong Yiu
  3. onga-onga
  4. Ongan
  5. ongang
  6. ongaonga
  7. Ongar
  8. Onge
  9. Ongee
  10. ongezellig
  11. Ongian

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