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Totara

Totara Meaning & Definition
Totara Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Totara?

[n] valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves

Synonyms | Synonyms for Totara: Podocarpus totara

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See Also | conifer | coniferous tree | genus Podocarpus | Podocarpus

Totara In Webster's Dictionary

\To"ta*ra\, n. [Maori.] A coniferous tree ({Podocarpus totara}), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also {mahogany pine}.

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