kawa-kawan.¹

Brit.

/ˈkɑːwəˌkɑːwə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑwəˌkɑwə/, New Zealand English /ˈkʌwʌˌkʌwʌ/, /ˈkʌwəˌkʌwə/

Etymology: Maori.

1. A shrub or small tree, Macropiper excelsum, of the family Piperaceæ, native to New Zealand and neighbouring islands; also called pepper-tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs

burrawang1826

water gum1826

kaikomako1832

karaka1834

kawa-kawa1838

peppermint1838

bottle tree1844

ngaio1849

Grevillea1853

red birch1853

wooden pear1860

muskwood1866

sugar-tree1866

tulip-tree1866

hop-bush1883

mock orange1884

mountain beech1884

sage tree1884

tile-seed1884

mutton-bird scrub1889

red birch1889

silver-tree1889

whalebone-tree1889

budda1890

camphor laurel1894

pepperbush1895

mustard bush1898

willow myrtle1898

pigeon wood1899

horizontal scrub1909

turkey-bush1911

pandani1923

mock orange1929

1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand I. 295 The Kauá kauá, or kává (bitter), of the Friendly Islands.

1850 J. Greenwood Journey to Taupo 30 A most refreshing light beverage made from the leaves of the Kawa-kawa tree.

1895 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. IX. 564/1 Kava-Kava.

1910 L. 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.

1927 T. E. Donne Maori Past & Present 183 The green leaf of the kawa-kawa or pepper tree.

1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 47 The wreaths of bitter kawakawa around their heads were not more bitter than their tears of grief.

1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) iii. vi. 407 Hot infusions of leaves such as the kawakawa.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Numerous other berries were eaten raw, especially by children... Examples are kahikatea..and kawakawa.

2. New Zealand. A variety of greenstone n. 1.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jade > [noun]

nephritic stone1653

greenstone1658

jade1728

pounamua1771

jade-stone1775

nephrite1794

jadeite1868

ox-stone1877

kawa-kawa1880

mutton fat1912

spinach jade1958

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > nephrite

nephritic stone1653

greenstone1658

jade1728

jade-stone1775

nephrite1794

kawa-kawa1880

spinach jade1958

1880 Encycl. 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.

1909 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 65 368 The variety [of greenstone], however, which is almost exclusively used by the lapidary and jeweller, is the common green kawakawa.

1965 G. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kawa-kawa
释义	kawa-kawan.¹ Brit. /ˈkɑːwəˌkɑːwə/, U.S. /ˈkɑwəˌkɑwə/, New Zealand English /ˈkʌwʌˌkʌwʌ/, /ˈkʌwəˌkʌwə/ Etymology: Maori. 1. A shrub or small tree, Macropiper excelsum, of the family Piperaceæ, native to New Zealand and neighbouring islands; also called pepper-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs burrawang1826 water gum1826 kaikomako1832 karaka1834 kawa-kawa1838 peppermint1838 bottle tree1844 ngaio1849 Grevillea1853 red birch1853 wooden pear1860 muskwood1866 sugar-tree1866 tulip-tree1866 hop-bush1883 mock orange1884 mountain beech1884 sage tree1884 tile-seed1884 mutton-bird scrub1889 red birch1889 silver-tree1889 whalebone-tree1889 budda1890 camphor laurel1894 pepperbush1895 mustard bush1898 willow myrtle1898 pigeon wood1899 horizontal scrub1909 turkey-bush1911 pandani1923 mock orange1929 1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand I. 295 The Kauá kauá, or kává (bitter), of the Friendly Islands. 1850 J. Greenwood Journey to Taupo 30 A most refreshing light beverage made from the leaves of the Kawa-kawa tree. 1895 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. IX. 564/1 Kava-Kava. 1910 L. 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. 1927 T. E. Donne Maori Past & Present 183 The green leaf of the kawa-kawa or pepper tree. 1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 47 The wreaths of bitter kawakawa around their heads were not more bitter than their tears of grief. 1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) iii. vi. 407 Hot infusions of leaves such as the kawakawa. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Numerous other berries were eaten raw, especially by children... Examples are kahikatea..and kawakawa. 2. New Zealand. A variety of greenstone n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jade > [noun] nephritic stone1653 greenstone1658 jade1728 pounamua1771 jade-stone1775 nephrite1794 jadeite1868 ox-stone1877 kawa-kawa1880 mutton fat1912 spinach jade1958 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > nephrite nephritic stone1653 greenstone1658 jade1728 jade-stone1775 nephrite1794 kawa-kawa1880 spinach jade1958 1880 Encycl. 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. 1909 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 65 368 The variety [of greenstone], however, which is almost exclusively used by the lapidary and jeweller, is the common green kawakawa. 1965 G. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1838
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