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totara
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totara, n. [Maori.].
A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara ), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zealand. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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