English Explanatory Dictionary

kawakawa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie)
  2. A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
  3. Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.
name
  1. A small town in Far North district, Northland, New Zealand.

Word forms

kawakawa kawakawas

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kawakawa.

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