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akeake

noun
ake·​ake | \ ˌä-kē-ˈä-kē\
variants: or ake ake
plural -s

Definition of akeake

1 : a hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)
2 : either of two New Zealand trees (Olearia avicenniaefolia and O. traversii)

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First Known Use of akeake

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for akeake

Maori

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