manawan.
/ˈmɑːnəwə/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəwə/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌːnʌwʌ/, /ˈmʌːnəwə/ New Zealand.
Any of various mangroves of the genus Avicennia (family Verbenaceae); (also) the wood of any of these trees.
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white mangrove1683
black mangrove1697
courida1825
Avicennia1836
manawa1838
1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 174 Manáwa s... Also the name of a certain tree.]
1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 398 Manawa and Tuputupu, two varieties of the well-known mangrove, cover the mud banks of the rivers and creeks of the country in which they flourish.
1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II., vi. 197 The Manawa, or ‘mangrove’..is very plentiful in the north.
1957 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Nov. 59/1 Manawa... Mangrove. Australia and N.Z., growing on warm seashore and in tidal creeks. Wood hard, heavy, strong and tough.
1978 L. B. Moore & J. B. Irwin Oxf. Bk. N.Z. Plants 160 Avicennia Resinifera, manawa.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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