taraire

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


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.»