rewarewa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori rewarewa, from rewa (“to float”).

Noun

rewarewa (plural rewarewas)

  1. (New Zealand) A tall evergreen tree, Knightia excelsa, endemic to New Zealand, with leathery leaves and red flowers. [from 19th c.]
    • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 267:
      The wood is rewarewa, blond and fine-grained and sanded to satin finish.

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