rewa-rewa
World English Dictionary
rewa-rewa (ˈreɪwəˈreɪwə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a tall proteaceous tree of New Zealand, Knightia excelsa, yielding a beautiful reddish timber | |
| [C19: from Māori] | |
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| rewa-rewa | |
noun | |
| slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber |
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Rewa-rewa
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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