| 释义 |
‖ mamaku N.Z.|ˈmamakʊ|
[Maori.]
A tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, or the starchy food formerly prepared from its pith.
1846C. Heaphy Jrnl. 15 May in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers in N.Z. (1959) 232 Encamped in order to collect and bake mamaku, the stem of the fern tree, which was to constitute our provisions. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 152 The inner stems of mamaku or tree-fern. 1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 16, I have forgotten ‘mamaku’ (the tree fern)—fanning itself in the mid-heat of summer. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) i. iii. 34 Tree fern pith (mamaku), and fern root (aruhe) were placed before them. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Mamaku or black tree fern (Cyathea medullaris) was an important source of starch food... The pith [of the trunk] was steamed for about two days..and the resulting sago-like substance could be eaten cold or dried for future use. |