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akeake
[ ah-kee-ah-kee ]
akeake
/ ɑːkiːɑːkiː /
noun
- a small hardwood New Zealand tree, Dodonea viscosa , with silver leaves and reddish bark Also calledake
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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.
From Wall Street Journal
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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