nikaun.

Brit.

/ˈniːkaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈnikaʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈniːkʌu/,

/ˈniːkæu/

Forms: 1800s necko, 1800s nekau, 1800s neko, 1800s nigau, 1800s nikou, 1800s– nikau.

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

Etymology: < Maori nīkau (1820 in S. Lee & T. Kendall Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z.).

A New Zealand palm, Rhopalostylis sapida, having edible leaf bases and pith; the leaves of this palm, used as a building or thatching material. Also nikau palm.

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

prickly palm1666

thorny palm1666

palm1681

sagwire1681

wine-palm1681

prickle-palm1684

prickly pole1696

brab1698

palmyra1698

thatch-tree1756

double coconut1775

nibong1779

nipa1779

rhapis1789

cocorite1796

groo-groo1796

borassus1798

cohune1805

traveller's tree1809

tucum1810

gomuti1811

taliera1814

lontar1820

salak1820

ground-rattan1823

geonoma1824

tucuma1824

nikau1827

wax-palm1830

murumuru1834

piassava1835

traveller's palm1850

bangalow1851

inajá palm1853

jacitara1853

peach palm1853

pupunha palm1853

jipijapa1858

urucuri1860

climbing palm1863

sea-apple1864

Alexandra palm1865

coquito1866

thatch1866

thatch-palm1866

açai1868

walking-stick palm1869

kentia1870

toquilla1877

Guadalupe palm1895

tortoiseshell palm1902

pimpler1909

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials

satchel-palm1658

rattan1681

palmetto thatch1756

thatch-tree1756

rotan1771

cabbage palm tree1773

cabbage tree1796

tucum1810

gomuti1811

hat palm1812

gebang1817

tucuma1824

nikau1827

piassava1841

cabbage palm1847

bussu1850

jupati1856

timite1858

Raphia1866

thatch1866

thatch-palm1866

toquilla1877

raffia palm1897

1827 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 8 Nov. (1961) 83 One half of the long native house had been prepared for the reception of the females..it was nearly filled up with the nikau. and made very comfortable.

1844 C. Chapman Let. 30 Nov. in A. Drummond Married & gone to N.Z. (1960) 70 Another tree called the Nikau is said to be very good; I have tasted a little bit and found it very nice.

1853 J. M. Richmond Let. 11 Nov. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 133 It [sc. their dwelling] is in fact a roof on the ground, thatched with nikau, a palm, the only one in N.Z.

1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xvi. 242 The tree fern and the common Nikau Palm of the country dotted the hill-sides.

1920 J. Mander Story N.Z. River 315 He built a nikau whare.

1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country iv. 98 Nikaus, rata vine, and lycopodium..brought to the hall the charms of the New Zealand bush.

1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 66 He explained how easy it was to live off the bush if you wanted, eating..the juicy white insides of nikau palms.

1982 D. Burton Two Hundred Years N.Z. Food & Cookery 7 Succulent and sweet to the taste, nikau heart later became known as ‘millionaire's salad’ because the tree dies when the heart is removed.

1996 Manch. Guardian Weekly 11 Feb. 19 It is the middle of summer and the nikau palms are in the process of flowering and fruiting, a spectacular progression which attracts the local wood pigeons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nikau
释义	nikaun. Brit. /ˈniːkaʊ/, U.S. /ˈnikaʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈniːkʌu/, /ˈniːkæu/ Forms: 1800s necko, 1800s nekau, 1800s neko, 1800s nigau, 1800s nikou, 1800s– nikau. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori nīkau. Etymology: < Maori nīkau (1820 in S. Lee & T. Kendall Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z.). A New Zealand palm, Rhopalostylis sapida, having edible leaf bases and pith; the leaves of this palm, used as a building or thatching material. Also nikau palm. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms prickly palm1666 thorny palm1666 palm1681 sagwire1681 wine-palm1681 prickle-palm1684 prickly pole1696 brab1698 palmyra1698 thatch-tree1756 double coconut1775 nibong1779 nipa1779 rhapis1789 cocorite1796 groo-groo1796 borassus1798 cohune1805 traveller's tree1809 tucum1810 gomuti1811 taliera1814 lontar1820 salak1820 ground-rattan1823 geonoma1824 tucuma1824 nikau1827 wax-palm1830 murumuru1834 piassava1835 traveller's palm1850 bangalow1851 inajá palm1853 jacitara1853 peach palm1853 pupunha palm1853 jipijapa1858 urucuri1860 climbing palm1863 sea-apple1864 Alexandra palm1865 coquito1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 açai1868 walking-stick palm1869 kentia1870 toquilla1877 Guadalupe palm1895 tortoiseshell palm1902 pimpler1909 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials satchel-palm1658 rattan1681 palmetto thatch1756 thatch-tree1756 rotan1771 cabbage palm tree1773 cabbage tree1796 tucum1810 gomuti1811 hat palm1812 gebang1817 tucuma1824 nikau1827 piassava1841 cabbage palm1847 bussu1850 jupati1856 timite1858 Raphia1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 toquilla1877 raffia palm1897 1827 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 8 Nov. (1961) 83 One half of the long native house had been prepared for the reception of the females..it was nearly filled up with the nikau. and made very comfortable. 1844 C. Chapman Let. 30 Nov. in A. Drummond Married & gone to N.Z. (1960) 70 Another tree called the Nikau is said to be very good; I have tasted a little bit and found it very nice. 1853 J. M. Richmond Let. 11 Nov. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 133 It [sc. their dwelling] is in fact a roof on the ground, thatched with nikau, a palm, the only one in N.Z. 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xvi. 242 The tree fern and the common Nikau Palm of the country dotted the hill-sides. 1920 J. Mander Story N.Z. River 315 He built a nikau whare. 1935 ‘J. Guthrie’ Little Country iv. 98 Nikaus, rata vine, and lycopodium..brought to the hall the charms of the New Zealand bush. 1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 66 He explained how easy it was to live off the bush if you wanted, eating..the juicy white insides of nikau palms. 1982 D. Burton Two Hundred Years N.Z. Food & Cookery 7 Succulent and sweet to the taste, nikau heart later became known as ‘millionaire's salad’ because the tree dies when the heart is removed. 1996 Manch. Guardian Weekly 11 Feb. 19 It is the middle of summer and the nikau palms are in the process of flowering and fruiting, a spectacular progression which attracts the local wood pigeons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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