tākahikahi

Maori

Etymology

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Noun

tākahikahi

  1. cutty grass (sedge of the genus Gahnia)
  2. true sedge (sedge of the genus Carex)

Hyponyms

  • (Genus Gahnia)
  • (Genus Carex)

Further reading

  • “tākahikahi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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