| 释义 |
mai|maɪ|
Shortened form of matai.
1831G. Bennett in London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 Podocarpus Species... This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus. 1845[see hinau]. 1855R. Taylor Te Ika a Mani 440 Matai, mai.., a tree with a fine thick top, and leaf much resembling that of the yew. 1874Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. II. Suppl. 1315/1 Mai (N. Zeal.), Podocarpus spicata. 1946Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. LV. 145 Matai, a tree (Podocarpus spicatus), black-pine: often shortened to māi. |