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wharangi

wharangi noun: any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand.

Noun

wharangi

  1. (New Zealand) Any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand.

Origin of wharangi

Borrowed from Māori wharangi.

Questions about wharangi

What does wharangi mean?
Wharangi means any of species Melicope ternata, of coastal shrubs or small trees in the Rutaceae family, native to New Zealand.
What part of speech is wharangi?
Wharangi is a noun.

Words near wharangi in the dictionary

  1. whapping
  2. whaps
  3. whapuka
  4. whapuku
  5. whar
  6. wharangi
  7. Wharanui
  8. whare
  9. whare wānanga
  10. wharekai
  11. wharenui

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