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pongas

pongas is the plural of ponga.

Meaning of ponga

Noun

ponga (plural pongas)

  1. A medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila tricolor (syns .Alsophila dealbata, Cyathea dealbata et al.).
    • Hilltop behind hilltop, / A mile of green pungas / In the grey afternoon / Bow their heads to the slanting spears of rain.1972, James K. Baxter, ‘He Waiata mo Te Kare’, Selected Poems, Te Herenga Waka University Press 2023, p. 265
    Synonyms:
    silver fern

Questions about pongas

What is pongas the plural of?
Pongas is the plural of ponga.

Words near pongas in the dictionary

  1. pongal
  2. pongali
  3. pongals
  4. pongam tree
  5. pongamia oil
  6. pongas
  7. Pongayan
  8. Pongco
  9. ponge
  10. ponged
  11. pongee

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