neinei
/ˈneɪneɪ/(also nene, nei-nei) NZ
noun
Any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Dracophyllum (family Epacridaceae), which bear clusters of long leaves on branch tips; especially D. latifolium and (more fully mountain neinei) D. traversii.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joel Polack (1807–1882), trader and author. From Maori neinei.