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Definition of totara in English: totaranoun ˈtəʊt(ə)rə A large New Zealand coniferous tree which yields useful timber. Podocarpus totara, family Podocarpaceae Example sentencesExamples - The lush branches of the totara, matai and kahikatea trees blocked out all remaining light and I was left alone in a dark, unfamiliar forest.
- The forest on the island is southern New Zealand podocarp mix with rimu, southern rata, kamahi, totara and miro.
- Trees in the bush include kahikitea, rimu, thin-barked totara, matai and miro.
- The parakeets strip the bark off the rimu and the totara to get at the juice.
- Growing around them were matai, totara and rimu trees, home to native pigeons, tui, bellbirds, and fantails.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori tótara. |