matagouri en · NOUN
Etymology
From Māori tūmatakuru, with loss of first syllable. Compare tumatakuru.
Meanings
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(New-Zealand, uncountable) A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.
Willowglen was surrounded on three sides by paddocks of matagouri, of swamp, and on one side there was the railway line leading south out of Oamaru.
1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| matagory | alternative | lexicographic |