ngaion.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪoʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈŋʌio/,

/ˈnɑeʌu/

Inflections: Plural ngaios, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s gnai, 1800s gnaio, 1800s kaio, 1800s kio, 1800s ngaiho, 1800s nio, 1800s– ngaio.

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

Etymology: < Maori ngaio. Compare naio n.The variant spellings kaio, kio represent a South Island Maori historical pronunciation /ˈkɑɪɒ/.

New Zealand.

A New Zealand evergreen shrub or small tree, Myoporum laetum (family Myoporaceae), bearing clusters of white flowers and yielding a light white timber. Also ngaio tree. Cf. naio n.

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ngaio1849

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red birch1853

wooden pear1860

muskwood1866

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hop-bush1883

mock orange1884

mountain beech1884

sage tree1884

tile-seed1884

mutton-bird scrub1889

red birch1889

silver-tree1889

whalebone-tree1889

budda1890

camphor laurel1894

pepperbush1895

mustard bush1898

willow myrtle1898

pigeon wood1899

horizontal scrub1909

turkey-bush1911

pandani1923

mock orange1929

1849 R. Taylor Jrnl. 16 June in Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997) 535/2 On its being remarked that he was going gray he said, yes, you don't see the kowarawara (an epiphyte) growing on the ngaio or mahoe, a tree which is of no value and never attains any size, but on the large and valuable timber trees.

1853 V. Lush Jrnl. 25 Dec. (1971) 146 Went over to the Church to decorate it with sprays of Ngaios and flowers.

1861 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 6 Mar. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. xii. 693 Sat down in the shade of the ngaiho's which bordered the beach.

1867 C. Thomson Twelve Years in Canterbury 63 Gnaio shrubs (the native laurel).

1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 161 Fancy ngaio not being in the Dictionary; ngaio, so reminiscent of the story of Ngaio and her translation to the moon with her calabash and the ngaio tree she clung to for support and stay.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 681/2 Ngaio grows to a height of about 30 ft and is a much-branched, rounded tree. The leaves are bright green and somewhat fleshy.

1986 I. Wedde Symmes Hole (1988) 119 He walked through the weatherbeaten windbreak of ngaio trees at the front of his place.

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

单词	ngaio
释义	ngaion. Brit. /ˈnʌɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈŋʌio/, /ˈnɑeʌu/ Inflections: Plural ngaios, unchanged. Forms: 1800s gnai, 1800s gnaio, 1800s kaio, 1800s kio, 1800s ngaiho, 1800s nio, 1800s– ngaio. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori ngaio. Etymology: < Maori ngaio. Compare naio n.The variant spellings kaio, kio represent a South Island Maori historical pronunciation /ˈkɑɪɒ/. New Zealand. A New Zealand evergreen shrub or small tree, Myoporum laetum (family Myoporaceae), bearing clusters of white flowers and yielding a light white timber. Also ngaio tree. Cf. naio n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs burrawang1826 water gum1826 kaikomako1832 karaka1834 kawa-kawa1838 peppermint1838 bottle tree1844 ngaio1849 Grevillea1853 red birch1853 wooden pear1860 muskwood1866 sugar-tree1866 tulip-tree1866 hop-bush1883 mock orange1884 mountain beech1884 sage tree1884 tile-seed1884 mutton-bird scrub1889 red birch1889 silver-tree1889 whalebone-tree1889 budda1890 camphor laurel1894 pepperbush1895 mustard bush1898 willow myrtle1898 pigeon wood1899 horizontal scrub1909 turkey-bush1911 pandani1923 mock orange1929 1849 R. Taylor Jrnl. 16 June in Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997) 535/2 On its being remarked that he was going gray he said, yes, you don't see the kowarawara (an epiphyte) growing on the ngaio or mahoe, a tree which is of no value and never attains any size, but on the large and valuable timber trees. 1853 V. Lush Jrnl. 25 Dec. (1971) 146 Went over to the Church to decorate it with sprays of Ngaios and flowers. 1861 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 6 Mar. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. xii. 693 Sat down in the shade of the ngaiho's which bordered the beach. 1867 C. Thomson Twelve Years in Canterbury 63 Gnaio shrubs (the native laurel). 1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 161 Fancy ngaio not being in the Dictionary; ngaio, so reminiscent of the story of Ngaio and her translation to the moon with her calabash and the ngaio tree she clung to for support and stay. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 681/2 Ngaio grows to a height of about 30 ft and is a much-branched, rounded tree. The leaves are bright green and somewhat fleshy. 1986 I. Wedde Symmes Hole (1988) 119 He walked through the weatherbeaten windbreak of ngaio trees at the front of his place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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