Maori name for a New Zealand tree;formerly Nesodaphne tarairi, Hook., now Beilschmiediatarairi, Benth. and Hook., N.O. Laurineae.
1873. `Catalogue of Vienna Exhibition':
«Tarairi. Used for most of the purposes for which sycamore isapplied in Europe.»
1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand,' p. 129:
«Tarairi. A lofty forest tree, sixty to eighty feet high,with stout branches. Wood white, splits freely, but not muchvalued.»