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totara

totara noun: podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.

Noun

totara (plural totaras)

  1. Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
  2. Other species of genus Podocarpus.

Forms of totara

pluraltotaras

Origin of totara

Borrowed from Māori tōtara, from Proto-Polynesian *tara (“barb, prong”), from Proto-Oceanic *tala, referring to its mature leaves which resemble spines of the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).

Questions about totara

What does totara mean?
Totara means podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
What part of speech is totara?
Totara is a noun.
What is the plural of totara?
The plural of totara is totaras.

Words near totara in the dictionary

  1. totals up
  2. Totana
  3. totaquin
  4. totaquina
  5. totaquine
  6. totara
  7. totaras
  8. Totaro
  9. totarol
  10. totarolone
  11. Totaros

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