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akeake

American

[ah-kee-ah-kee] / ˌɑ kiˈɑ ki /

noun

aalii.

akeake British

/ ɑːkiːɑːkiː /

noun

Also called: ake. a small hardwood New Zealand tree, Dodonea viscosa , with silver leaves and reddish bark

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Etymology

Origin of akeake

From Maori

Example Sentences

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

From The 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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