towain.

/ˈtɔːwai/

Forms: Also towhai.

Etymology: < Maori. (Not to be confused with tawhai n.)

A large New Zealand timber tree, Weinmannia racemosa, N.O. Saxifragaceæ, also called by colonists black birch.

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1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. 95 Its banks..are covered almost wholly with the towai. This tree has very small dark leaves. It is used for ship-building, and is called by Englishmen the ‘black birch’.

1851 E. Wilson New Zealand 43 The ake..and towai (Leiospermum racemosum) are almost equal, in point of colour, to rosewood.

1883 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. (ed. 3) 132 Towhai, Kamahi. A large tree; trunk two to four feet in diameter, and fifty feet high.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	towai
释义	towain. /ˈtɔːwai/ Forms: Also towhai. Etymology: < Maori. (Not to be confused with tawhai n.) A large New Zealand timber tree, Weinmannia racemosa, N.O. Saxifragaceæ, also called by colonists black birch. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > birch and allies > [noun] bircha700 birch-tree1530 weeping birch1606 Our Lady's tree1608 black birch1674 sugar-birch1751 white birch1766 red birch1774 yellow birch1774 paper birch1791 canoe birch1810 mountain mahogany1810 old field birch1810 mahogany birch1813 towai1845 river birch1846 kamahi1867 silver birch1884 wire birch1899 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. 95 Its banks..are covered almost wholly with the towai. This tree has very small dark leaves. It is used for ship-building, and is called by Englishmen the ‘black birch’. 1851 E. Wilson New Zealand 43 The ake..and towai (Leiospermum racemosum) are almost equal, in point of colour, to rosewood. 1883 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. (ed. 3) 132 Towhai, Kamahi. A large tree; trunk two to four feet in diameter, and fifty feet high. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1845
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