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单词 karaka
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Definition of karaka in English:

karaka

noun kəˈrakə
  • A New Zealand tree with orange berries containing seeds which are poisonous unless roasted.

    卡拉卡树,棒果木

    Corynocarpus laevigata, family Corynocarpaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I helped my friend at one stage to collect the seeds of karakas.
    • The dominant species in the bush is the karaka, but there is also mahoe (whiteywood).
    • She writes very sensitively about them, and events that could be scoffed at by outsiders (such as one member shaking hands with a karaka tree on the first pilgrimage to Waitangi) are treated openly and honestly.
    • The following steps describe how our kuia prepared the karaka kernels for eating.
    • The attackers cut down karaka trees for ladders to breach the walls.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Maori.

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