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单词 wiwi
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wiwin.1

/ˈwiwi/
Etymology: Maori, = ‘rushes’ (T. Kendall Gram. & Vocab. N.Z. (1820) 228).
A New Zealand rush used to make an outer covering for the roof and walls of a house.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > for thatching > grass or rush
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1840 J. S. Polack Manners & Customs New Zealanders II. 285 The wi-wi is a wiry kind of grass that is pulled up in tufts, it also is the produce of the marsh.
1842 W. R. Wade Journey Northern Island N.Z. iii. 61 The roof [of the house] is usually completed with a thick covering of wiwi (a small rush).
1875 Treasury Bot. Suppl.
1970 Moore & Edgar Flora N.Z. II. 59 The Maori name for rushes and rush-like plants is Wiwi.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

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