akeake

noun

ake·​ake

ˌä-kē-ˈä-kē

variants or ake ake

plural -s

1

: a hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)

2

: either of two New Zealand trees (Olearia avicenniaefolia and O. traversii)

Word History

Etymology

Maori

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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