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pounamu /pəʊˈnɑːmuː /noun [mass noun] NZA variety of jade; greenstone: [as modifier]: pounamu pendants...- Are we really depriving them of their treaty rights with respect to pounamu by saying that they cannot take pounamu, or greenstone, from these eight little marine reserves in Fiordland?
- The pair were charged with stealing pounamu, or greenstone, a neglected treasure fused into fissures of southern mountains.
- Elsewhere, the deep green of pounamu marks the sources of greenstone, and silver and greys are deployed in a startling evocation of mist and spume.
OriginMid 19th century: from Maori. |