Maori name for New Zealand tree,Hedycarya dentata, Forst. `Notes and Sketches of New South Wales,'p. Alpine Ribbon-wood, Plagianthuslyalli, Hook. Riddell, `Lay of Far South,' p.
In school-boy slang: You must not chaff him,he gets so ropeable. The wood is whitish, hard, close-grained, and suitable forengraving, carving, and similar purposes.
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