matagouri

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noun

A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.

Similar
tumatakuruwild Irishman
OriginMāori tūmatakuru →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmatagouri (uncountable)

alternative matagory

  1. New ZealanduncountableA thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.First known use 19th c.

    Willowglen was surrounded on three sides by paddocks of matagouri, of swamp, and on one side there was the railway line leading south out of Oamaru.

    1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 181

    Synonyms: tumatakuru, wild Irishman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou.

Similar
tumatakuruwild Irishman
Also see
tumatakuruwild irishman

Origin

  1. Māoritūmatakuru
  2. Englishmatagouri

From Māori tūmatakuru, with loss of first syllable. Compare tumatakuru.

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Cite this entry
APA

matagouri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matagouri

MLA

“matagouri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matagouri. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matagouri,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matagouri.

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