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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A coniferous tree of New Zealand, Podocarpus spicata, with a pale or reddish soft durable wood.

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  • noun A Samoan chief.
  • noun A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.

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  • noun conifer of Australia and New Zealand

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Samoan matai

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