释义 |
‖ kareao, kareau|kareaˈuː, -ˈɑːɔ| [Maori.] The native name for the New Zealand creeping plant Ripogonum parviflorum. Also kareao-vine.
1845E. J. Wakefield Adv. New Zeal. I. 218 (Morris) A tedious march..along a track constantly obstructed by webs of the kareau, or supple-jack. 1873Buller Birds New Zeal. (1888) II. 317 Our shins aching from repeated contact with the kareao-vines. |