kohekohe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kohekohe.

Noun

kohekohe

1. Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.

Synonyms

• New Zealand mahogany

Anagrams

• Khoekhoe

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *kofe indicating reminiscence of thick stems and leaflet bases to those in fronds of bamboo or kohe (cognate with Rarotongan ko'e, Samoan ʻofe, Hawaiian ʻohe).

Noun

kohekohe

1. Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany.

Related terms

• kohe