| 释义 |
‖ neinei N.Z.|ˈneːneː|
Also nene.
[Maori.]
A New Zealand shrub or small tree of the genus Dracophyllum, esp. D. latifolium, of the family Epacridaceæ, distinguished by clusters of long, narrow leaves; also called grass-tree.
1858S. P. Smith in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers N.Z. (1959) 355 Some of us..found what was to us quite a new kind of tree, called Nei nei. 1879J. von Haast Geol. Provinces Canterbury & Westland, N.Z. 78 An undescribed, superb, tree-like Dracophyllum..began to appear here... The natives call it Nene. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! ii. 197 The Neinei..is but a small tree. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. x. 262 The wood [of this flute] is neinei. 1966Encycl. N.Z. I. 498/2 Some of the larger-leaved species [of Dracophyllum] like nei-nei or D. latifolium are true forest plants. |