tarata

noun

ta·​ra·​ta

variants or less commonly taratah

təˈrätə

plural -s

: a small evergreen tree (Pittosporum eugenioides) of New Zealand having white bark and fragrant corymbs of pale yellow flowers

called also white mapau

Word History

Etymology

Maori tarata

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