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kawa-kawa1|ˈkawaˈkawa|
[Maori.]
1. A shrub or small tree, Macropiper excelsum, of the family Piperaceæ, native to New Zealand and neighbouring islands; also called pepper-tree.
1850J. Greenwood Journey to Taupo 30 A most refreshing light beverage made from the leaves of the Kawa-kawa tree. 1910L. Cockayne N.Z. Plants v. 80 On the Little Barrier, at the foot of the cliffs, it [sc. a member of the gourd family] is abundant, scrambling over the kawa-kawa. 1938R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 47 The wreaths of bitter kawakawa around their heads were not more bitter than their tears of grief. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) iii. vi. 407 Hot infusions of leaves such as the kawakawa. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Numerous other berries were eaten raw, especially by children... Examples are kahikatea..and kawakawa.
2. N.Z. A variety of greenstone 2.
1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 540/2 The green jade-like stones which are known to the Maories as kawa-kawa and tangiwai do not appear to be either jade or jadeite. 1909Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. LXV. 368 The variety [of greenstone], however, which is almost exclusively used by the lapidary and jeweller, is the common green kawakawa. 1965G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. x. 156/2 Kawakawa..was named from its resemblance to the leaf of a shrub; the colour is dark green in various shades including spinach-green, seaweed-green, and olive-green. |