matai

Noun

(plural matais)

A Samoan chief.
A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.

Origin

Samoan matai

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Though much of the timber is of commercial value - notably the kauri, totara, puriri, rimu, matai and kahikatea - this has not saved the forests from wholesale, often reckless, destruction.

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