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akeake

[ ah-kee-ah-kee ]

noun



akeake

/ ɑːkiːɑːkiː /

noun

  1. a small hardwood New Zealand tree, Dodonea viscosa , with silver leaves and reddish bark Also calledake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of akeake1

From Maori
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Word History and Origins

Origin of akeake1

Māori
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Example Sentences

There was the pub, the shipwreck, Waitangi, those twisted akeake trees.

Passing grassy fields dotted with improbably fluffy sheep, cattle and horses, I marveled at the endemic akeake trees—gnarled, skeletal, bent terrifically sideways from incessant southwesterly winds.

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