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patete, n. N.Z.|paˈtete|
Also patate.
[Maori.]
a. = karamu.
b. = *pate n.5
1832London Med. Gaz. 22 Sept. 792/2 The Coprosma fetidissima is a shrub indigenous to New Zealand, and is named Karamu, or Patété, by the natives. 1867J. D. Hooker Handbk. N.Z. Flora II. 767/1 Patate, Middle Island, Lyall. Schefflera digitata. Patete, Geolog. Surv. Melicope ternata. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 196 The whau-whau-paku (Panax arborea) is..to be noticed for its elegant glossy leaf. The Patate (Schefflera digitata) is another small tree remarkable on the same account. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori ii. i. 97 Attracting birds by imitating their notes with a call leaf (pepe) from a patete or other suitable plant placed on the tongue. 1966A. H. McLintock Encycl. N.Z. III. 482/2 Schefflera digitata (patete) is another member of this family [sc. Araliaceae] which is widely distributed. |