Meanings
noun
alternative toe-toe · alternative toi-toi
- New ZealandAny of various tall grasses native to New Zealand, especially of the genus Austroderia.
I set out from Northcote towards Mr Sargeson's place in Takapuna, walking along the largely unformed road with paddocks of scrub and toetoe on either side […].
1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 255
Synonyms & antonyms
nountall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
Similar
plumed tussocktoe toeCortaderia richardiiArundo richardii
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Māoritoetoe
- Englishtoetoe
Borrowed from Māori toetoe.
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APA
toetoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toetoe
MLA
“toetoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toetoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toetoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toetoe.
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