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单词 kahikatea
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Definition of kahikatea in English:

kahikatea

noun ˌkʌɪkəˈtiːəˌkīkəˈtēə
  • A tall coniferous New Zealand tree which is used for its timber and resin.

    Podocarpus or 'Dacrycarpus' dacrydioides, family Podocarpaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Native species such as rimu and kahikatea were far better able to withstand the storm stresses.
    • That was the first she had heard of her dad's plan to mill kahikatea (white pine), which would later be made into boxes for butter and cheese.
    • If you walk up through Talbot Forest you will be in native forest with fine totara, matai and kahikatea and you will hear the calls of native birds, especially the trilling song of the grey warbler.
    • Some species which are particularly important to birds, such as kahikatea and rata, are excluded from harvesting.
    • By 1907 the mill was a sizable operation employing 11 men and turning out 350,000 super feet of sawn rimu and kahikatea a year.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Maori.

 
 

Definition of kahikatea in US English:

kahikatea

nounˌkīkəˈtēə
  • A tall coniferous New Zealand tree used for its timber and resin. Its seeds, which are borne on conspicuous red stems, were formerly eaten by the Maoris.

    Podocarpus or 'Dacrycarpus' dacrydioides, family Podocarpaceae

    Also called white pine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Native species such as rimu and kahikatea were far better able to withstand the storm stresses.
    • By 1907 the mill was a sizable operation employing 11 men and turning out 350,000 super feet of sawn rimu and kahikatea a year.
    • That was the first she had heard of her dad's plan to mill kahikatea (white pine), which would later be made into boxes for butter and cheese.
    • If you walk up through Talbot Forest you will be in native forest with fine totara, matai and kahikatea and you will hear the calls of native birds, especially the trilling song of the grey warbler.
    • Some species which are particularly important to birds, such as kahikatea and rata, are excluded from harvesting.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Maori.

 
 
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