parapara

British  

/ ˈpɑːrɑːpɑːrɑː /

noun

1. Also called: bird-catching tree.  a small New Zealand tree, Pisonia brunoniana , with sticky fruit and leaves which can trap small birds

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Etymology

Origin of parapara

Māori

Example Sentences

Humboldt says that proceeding along the river Carenicuar, in the Gulf of Cariaco, he saw the Indian women washing their linen with the fruit of this tree, there called the parapara.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.