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totara /ˈtəʊt(ə)rə /nounA large New Zealand coniferous tree which yields useful timber.- Podocarpus totara, family Podocarpaceae.
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....- Trees in the bush include kahikitea, rimu, thin-barked totara, matai and miro.
- Growing around them were matai, totara and rimu trees, home to native pigeons, tui, bellbirds, and fantails.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori tótara. |