Definition of Manoao

1. Noun. Any of the conifers in the genus ''Manoao'', endemic to New Zealand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manoao

1. a shrub of the heath group [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manoao

mannosidoses
mannosidosis
mannosulfan
mannosyl
mannosyl-glycoprotein endo-beta-n-acetylglucosaminidase
mannosylated
mannosylation
mannosyltransferase
mannosyltransferases
mannuronan C-5 epimerase
mannuronic acid
mano
mano a mano
mano destra
mano sinistra
manoao (current term)
manoaos
manoeuver
manoeuvered
manoeuvering
manoeuvers
manoeuvrability
manoeuvrable
manoeuvre
manoeuvre the apostles
manoeuvred
manoeuvrer
manoeuvrers
manoeuvres
manoeuvring

Literary usage of Manoao

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New Zealand Official Yearbook by New Zealand Dept. of Statistics (1899)
"NORTHERN manoao (Dacrydium kirkii), P. Mueller; ... The manoao of the North Island is a ... SOUTHERN manoao (Dacrydium ..."

2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"manoao, n. Maori name for a New Zealand tree, Yellow-pine, Dacrydium colensoi, Hook., ... 192 : " The wood of the manoao is of a light-brown colour. ..."

3. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"The "manoao." A pyramidal tree, attaining t-0 feet in height ; stem-diameter to 4 feet. Timber of a reddish colour and extreme durability [Professor ..."

4. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"Mutiler, the manoao of N. Zealand, a pyramidal tree, attaining 80 feet in height, has a reddish-coloured timber. —Jam. Ed. Jour. 1825, xiii. p. ..."

5. Wood: A Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the by George Simonds Boulger (1908)
"W 70-5. Light- coloured, red or brown-red at the centre, with darker zones, often nearly black, very heavy, hard, close-grained, tough and durable. manoao. ..."

6. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"... a channel of a brook or river; the material heart ; kumano, the head of a watercourse ; a fountain ; a brook. manoao, the name of a tree (Bot. ..."

7. A Handbook for Travellers in New Zealand: Auckland, the Hot Lake District by John Murray (Firm), F. W. Pennefather (1893)
"manoao, Yellow-pine.—A very ornamental tree, 20 ft. to 80 ft. high. Wood light yellow. It is the most durable and strongest timber in NZ Posts of this wood ..."

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