makomakon.1
/ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ/, /ˈmakəʊˌmakəʊ/, /ˈmeɪkəʊˌmeɪkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪkoʊˌmeɪkoʊ/, /ˈmækoʊˌmækoʊ/, /ˈmɑkoʊˌmɑkoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌkoˌmʌko/, /ˈmʌkʌuˌmʌkʌu/, /ˈmʌːkʌuˌmʌːkʌu/ New Zealand.
The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura (family Meliphagidae); = korimako n. Cf. moki-mok n., moko-moko n.2
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bell-bird1802
makomako1848
korimako1855
mocker1871
moko-moko1871
moki-mok1884
New Zealand bell-bird1884
1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 8/2 Makomako, a bird. Syn. with korimako.
1875 W. E. Atkinson Let. 16 Aug. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) II. 399 I have also the mako mako, silver-eye, [etc.].., and besides the birds a great many shells.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 626/2 The tui and makomako rank high as songsters.
1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 193/2 Common Maori names for the species are korimako or makomako.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
makomakon.2
/ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ/, /ˈmakəʊˌmakəʊ/, /ˈmeɪkəʊˌmeɪkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪkoʊˌmeɪkoʊ/, /ˈmækoʊˌmækoʊ/, /ˈmɑkoʊˌmɑkoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌkoˌmʌko/, /ˈmʌkʌuˌmʌkʌu/, /ˈmʌːkʌuˌmʌːkʌu/ New Zealand.
A small New Zealand tree of forest clearings, Aristotelia serrata (family Elaeocarpaceae), which bears clusters of small pink flowers and bright or dark red berries; also called wineberry. Cf. mako n.2
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redberry1785
five-corner1826
wax-cluster1834
mako1848
makomako1848
snowberry1880
sea-berry1884
ground-berry1889
wineberry1889
1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 20/2 Makomako, a tree (Friesia racemosa).
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 92/1 The berries of Aristotelia racemosa, the Mako-Mako of the natives, are eaten.
1889 T. Kirk Forest Flora N.Z. 223 The makomako or ‘wine-berry’ of the settlers was discovered by Banks and Solander.
1928 L. Cockayne & E. P. Turner Trees N.Z. 28 Aristotelia serrata..Makomako, wineberry... It appears in abundance after forest is felled, but is not common in virgin forest.
1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 670/1 (caption) Aristotelia serrata, makomako or wineberry, is a small tree of graceful appearance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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