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Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros.
Other meanings
2. noun
The hard dark red wood of trees of genus Metrosideros.
3. noun
yellow mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis), a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.
4. proper noun
Any of several legendary heroes in various Polynesian mythologies, notably associated with canoe building; in the context of comparative mythology, these figures are frequently identified with each other, resulting in as few as one or two distinct identities.
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