tawhiri
/ (ˈtɑːfiːriː) /
nounplural tawhiri
a small New Zealand tree, Pittosporum tenuifolium, with wavy green glossy leaves: Also called: black matipo
Origin of tawhiri
1Māori 'wave to', from the Māori practice of waving tawhiri branches to welcome approaching visitors
Words Nearby tawhiri
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How to use tawhiri in a sentence
Only tawhiri Matea (the wind) had pity on his own father and mother.
Custom and Myth | Andrew LangAfterwards the last son, tawhiri (father of storms), was angry and waged war against his brothers.
Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina | W. D. Westervelt
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