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matai
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matai [ˈmɑːtaɪ]
n pl -tais
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a coniferous evergreen tree of New Zealand, Podocarpus spicatus, having a bluish bark and small linear leaves arranged in two rows: timber used for flooring and weatherboards Also called black pine
[Maori]
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Noun1.mataimatai - conifer of Australia and New Zealand
black pine, Podocarpus spicata, Prumnopitys taxifolia
genus Prumnopitys, Prumnopitys - mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus
conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones


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