originally Akeake, Maori name for eitherof two small trees, (1) Dodonaea viscosa, Linn., in NewZealand; (2) Olearia traversii, F. v. M., in the ChathamIslands. Ake is originally a Maori adv. meaning «onwards, in time.» Archdeacon Williams, in his `Dictionary ofNew Zealand Language,' says Ake, Ake, Ake,means «for ever and ever.» (Edition 182.)
1820. `Grammar and Vocabulary of Language of New Zealand' (ChurchMissionary Society), p.133:
«Akeake, paulo post futurum»
1835. W. Yale, `Some Account of New Zealand,' p. 47:
«Aki, called the Lignum vitae of New Zealand.»
1851. Mrs. Wilson, `New Zealand,' p. 43:
«The ake and towai . . . are almost equal, in point of colour,to rosewood.»
1883. J. Hector, `Handbook to New Zealand,' p. 131:
«Ake, a small tree, 6 to 12 feet high. Wood very hard,variegated, black and white; used for Maori clubs; abundant indry woods and forests.»