"kawakawa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kawakawas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kawakawa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|mi|kawakawa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Maori kawakawa, {{bor+|en|mi|kawakawa}} Borrowed from Maori kawakawa Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kawakawa (countable and uncountable, plural kawakawas)
  1. Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: kiwikiwi (extra: (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie))
    Sense id: en-kawakawa-en-noun-kVQ1Eojx
  2. A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ferns, Scombroids Translations (Euthynnus affinis): ލައްޓި (laṭṭi) (Dhivehi), tongkol (Indonesian), tulingang-puti (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-kawakawa-en-noun-POs7Ap9a Disambiguation of Ferns: 22 46 32 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 10 75 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 66 12 Disambiguation of 'Euthynnus affinis': 0 100 0
  3. Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Piperales order plants
    Sense id: en-kawakawa-en-noun-H4QaL04v Disambiguation of Piperales order plants: 14 34 52

Inflected forms

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