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mangeao
(‖ maŋgeˈaɔ, mæŋˈgiːəʊ)
Also 9 mangi, mangiao, 9– mangeo.
[Maori.]
A New Zealand tree, Litsea calicaris, of the family Lauraceæ, with tough, light brown wood.
1848R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 20/2 Mangiao, a tree; the ash of this country. 1867J. D. Hooker Handbk. N.Z. Flora II. 766/1 Mangeao, Tetranthera calicaris. 1873in E. E. Morris Austral Eng. (1898) 282/1 Mangi—remarkably tough and compact, used for ship-blocks and similar purposes. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 187 The perfumy mangiao. 1960[see five-finger 1 d]. 1963Poole & Adams Trees & Shrubs N.Z. 42 L[itsea] calicaris... Mangeao. Tree reaching 15m. Bark smooth, dark greyish brown... L[owland] Forest. North of North Island to lat. 38°. |