neinein.

Brit.

/ˈneɪneɪ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪˌneɪ/, New Zealand English

/ˈneinei/,

/ˈnæenæe/

Forms: 1800s nei nei, 1800s néné, 1800s– neinei, 1800s– nene, 1900s– nei-nei. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori neinei.

Etymology: < Maori neinei.

New Zealand.

Any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Dracophyllum (family Epacridaceae), which bear clusters of long leaves on branch tips; esp. D. latifolium and (more fully mountain neinei) D. traversii. Also: the wood of such a tree or shrub.

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grass tree1792

black boy1833

neinei1838

grass tree1843

xanthorrhœa1868

1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 400 There are many other woods of much service to Europeans, differing in quality, among others: the..Maihoi..Néné.

1858 S. P. Smith in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers in N.Z. (1959) 355 Some of us..found what was to us quite a new kind of tree, called Nei Nei.

1876 Nature 26 Oct. 577/2 Spear, made of Nene (Dracophyllum sp.).

1879 J. von Haast Geol. Provinces Canterbury & Westland, N.Z. 78 An undescribed, superb, tree-like Dracophyllum..began to appear here... The natives call it Nene.

1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 197 The Neinei..is but a small tree.

1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. x. 262 The wood [of this flute] is neinei.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 498/2 Some of the larger-leaved species [of Dracophyllum] like nei-nei or D. latifolium are true forest plants.

1981 A. Dennis Paparoas Guide 163 A skeletal mountain neinei.

2001 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Dec. 8 Contemporary artist Christina Wirihana has made a Maori rain-cape from neinei leaves using traditional weaving techniques.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	neinei
释义	neinein. Brit. /ˈneɪneɪ/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌneɪ/, New Zealand English /ˈneinei/, /ˈnæenæe/ Forms: 1800s nei nei, 1800s néné, 1800s– neinei, 1800s– nene, 1900s– nei-nei. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori neinei. Etymology: < Maori neinei. New Zealand. Any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Dracophyllum (family Epacridaceae), which bear clusters of long leaves on branch tips; esp. D. latifolium and (more fully mountain neinei) D. traversii. Also: the wood of such a tree or shrub. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > grass-trees grass tree1792 black boy1833 neinei1838 grass tree1843 xanthorrhœa1868 1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. 400 There are many other woods of much service to Europeans, differing in quality, among others: the..Maihoi..Néné. 1858 S. P. Smith in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers in N.Z. (1959) 355 Some of us..found what was to us quite a new kind of tree, called Nei Nei. 1876 Nature 26 Oct. 577/2 Spear, made of Nene (Dracophyllum sp.). 1879 J. von Haast Geol. Provinces Canterbury & Westland, N.Z. 78 An undescribed, superb, tree-like Dracophyllum..began to appear here... The natives call it Nene. 1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 197 The Neinei..is but a small tree. 1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. x. 262 The wood [of this flute] is neinei. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 498/2 Some of the larger-leaved species [of Dracophyllum] like nei-nei or D. latifolium are true forest plants. 1981 A. Dennis Paparoas Guide 163 A skeletal mountain neinei. 2001 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Dec. 8 Contemporary artist Christina Wirihana has made a Maori rain-cape from neinei leaves using traditional weaving techniques. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1838
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