Associations to the word «Matai»

Wiktionary

MATAI, noun. A Samoan chief.
MATAI, noun. A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.
MATAI BEER, noun. A liquid tapped from the matai tree and drunk by early bushmen.

Dictionary definition

MATAI, noun. Conifer of Australia and New Zealand.

Wise words

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