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ngaio

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ngaio [ˈnaɪəʊ]
n pl ngaios
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small New Zealand tree, Myoporum laetum, yielding useful timber: family Myoporaceae
[from Maori]


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The plant is called Ngaio in its native New Zealand, where the Maori people rub its crushed leaves on their skin, curiously enough, to repel insects.
When in Rome" by Ngaio Marsh is an example of what good writing is all about--detailed plotting, superb characterization, word pictures of Rome of la dolce vita.
In Minder, he was the police detective Charlie Chisholm for ever trying to outwit George Cole's Arthur Daley while in the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries he took the title role playing Ngaio Marsh's intellectual detective in a series set in the 1940s.
 
 
 
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