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rewarewas

rewarewas is the plural of rewarewa.

Meaning of rewarewa

Noun

rewarewa (plural rewarewas)

  1. (New Zealand) A tall evergreen tree, Knightia excelsa, endemic to New Zealand, with leathery leaves and red flowers.
    • The wood is rewarewa, blond and fine-grained and sanded to satin finish.1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 267

Questions about rewarewas

What is rewarewas the plural of?
Rewarewas is the plural of rewarewa.

Words near rewarewas in the dictionary

  1. rewards
  2. rewarehouse
  3. rewarehoused
  4. rewarehousing
  5. rewarewa
  6. rewarewas
  7. rewari
  8. rewaris
  9. rewarm
  10. rewarmed
  11. rewarming

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