monoao
/ˈmɒnəʊˌaʊ/(also monowa, monowai) NZ
noun
A heathlike New Zealand shrub, Dracophyllum subulatum (family Epacridaceae), which has slender, rigid leaves.
- The name monoao is occasionally confused with manoao, and is frequently used for the coniferous tree Halocarpus kirkii..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Taylor (?1805–1873). From Maori monoao.
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