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单词 rata
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Definition of rata in English:

rata

noun ˈrɑːtə
  • A large New Zealand tree of the myrtle family, with crimson flowers and hard red timber.

    Genus Metrosideros, family Myrtaceae: several species, in particular M. robusta

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you are lucky enough to visit in the summer when the rata is flowering the deep green vegetation is brightened by patches of rich red.
    • In January and February you may see rata flowering in one of the bays.
    • The rata trees in flower, the birds, the brushing of wet fern against my bare legs as I climbed over ridges on rainy days, chasing wild pigs.
    • The rata trees bloomed scarlet and the rivers glowed turquoise, infused with glacial silt.
    • We were too early to see the rata in flower but clematis was in bloom at many points along the track.
    • The Southern rata, although rare in Canterbury, is present in this reserve.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Maori.

Rhymes

barter, Bata, cantata, carter, cassata, charter, chipolata, ciabatta, darter, desiderata, errata, garter, imprimatur, Inkatha, Jakarta, Magna Carta, Maratha, martyr, Odonata, passata, persona non grata, Renata, Río de la Plata, serenata, sonata, Sparta, starter, strata, taramasalata, tartar, Tatar, Zapata
 
 
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