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kawaka

noun
ka·​wa·​ka | \ kəˈwäkÉ™\
plural kawakas

Definition of kawaka

: a tall evergreen tree (Libocedrus plumosa) of New Zealand having highly valued fine-grained, dark reddish-brown wood

called also New Zealand cedar

First Known Use of kawaka

1832, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kawaka

Maori

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