释义 |
ngaio /ˈnʌɪəʊ /noun (plural ngaios)A small New Zealand tree with edible fruit and light white timber.- Myoporum laetum, family Myoporaceae.
The canopy of foliage comes from the whiteywood, and the ngaio....- I'm sitting in the shade of a battered old ngaio tree that is toughing it out on the rocks above Otanerito beach.
- Plants from last year that are coming on are more kowhai, totora, wineberry, manuka and ngaios.
OriginMid 19th century: from Maori. Rhymesbio, Cetshwayo, Io, Ohio |