kohekohe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kohekohe.

Noun

kohekohe

  1. Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.

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Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *kofe indicating reminiscence of thick stems and leaflet bases to those in fronds of bamboo or kohe (cognate with Rarotongan ko'e, Samoan ʻofe, Hawaiian ʻohe).[1]

Noun
  1. Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.

References
  1. “Kohe, Kohekohe”, in Te Māra Reo‎, Benson Family Trust, 2023
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