mamakun.

Brit.

/ˈmaməkuː/, U.S.

/ˈmæməˌku/, New Zealand English

/ˈmʌmʌku/,

/ˈmʌməkuː/

Forms: 1800s mamakau, 1800s mammok, 1800s mamuka, 1800s mummock, 1800s mummuke, 1800s mumoki, 1800s– mamaku, 1900s– mamuk'; also mamako

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori mamaku.

Etymology: < Maori mamaku mamaku. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (ma·maku) /ˈmamakʊ/.

New Zealand.

A tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, of New Zealand and Australia; the starchy food formerly prepared from the pith of its stem.

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1773 J. R. Forster Resol. Jrnl. 23 Nov. (1982) III. 426 I got a Man who went & fetched me a Fern-tree with root and all, he called it Ma[m]agu.]

1837 E. G. Wakefield Brit. Colonization N.Z. 324 Mumoki, called by the Europeans cassada.

1846 C. Heaphy Jrnl. 15 May in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers in N.Z. (1959) 232 Encamped in order to collect and bake mamaku, the stem of the fern tree, which was to constitute our provisions.

1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 152 The inner stems of mamaku or tree-fern.

1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 16 I have forgotten ‘mamaku’ (the tree fern)—fanning itself in the mid-heat of summer.

1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) i. iii. 34 Tree fern pith (mamaku), and fern root (aruhe) were placed before them.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Mamaku or black tree fern (Cyathea medullaris) was an important source of starch food... The pith [of the trunk] was steamed for about two days..and the resulting sago-like substance could be eaten cold or dried for future use.

1989 P. J. Brownsey & J. C. Smith-Dodsworth N.Z. Ferns & Allied Plants 87/1 Cyathea medullaris (Forst. f.) Swartz... Black tree fern, Mamaku, Korau.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mamaku
释义	mamakun. Brit. /ˈmaməkuː/, U.S. /ˈmæməˌku/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌmʌku/, /ˈmʌməkuː/ Forms: 1800s mamakau, 1800s mammok, 1800s mamuka, 1800s mummock, 1800s mummuke, 1800s mumoki, 1800s– mamaku, 1900s– mamuk'; also mamako Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori mamaku. Etymology: < Maori mamaku mamaku. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (ma·maku) /ˈmamakʊ/. New Zealand. A tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, of New Zealand and Australia; the starchy food formerly prepared from the pith of its stem. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > tree-ferns vegetable lamb1650 ponga1777 fern-tree1827 mamaku1837 tree-fern1846 1773 J. R. Forster Resol. Jrnl. 23 Nov. (1982) III. 426 I got a Man who went & fetched me a Fern-tree with root and all, he called it Ma[m]agu.] 1837 E. G. Wakefield Brit. Colonization N.Z. 324 Mumoki, called by the Europeans cassada. 1846 C. Heaphy Jrnl. 15 May in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers in N.Z. (1959) 232 Encamped in order to collect and bake mamaku, the stem of the fern tree, which was to constitute our provisions. 1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 152 The inner stems of mamaku or tree-fern. 1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 16 I have forgotten ‘mamaku’ (the tree fern)—fanning itself in the mid-heat of summer. 1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) i. iii. 34 Tree fern pith (mamaku), and fern root (aruhe) were placed before them. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 785/1 Mamaku or black tree fern (Cyathea medullaris) was an important source of starch food... The pith [of the trunk] was steamed for about two days..and the resulting sago-like substance could be eaten cold or dried for future use. 1989 P. J. Brownsey & J. C. Smith-Dodsworth N.Z. Ferns & Allied Plants 87/1 Cyathea medullaris (Forst. f.) Swartz... Black tree fern, Mamaku, Korau. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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