Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A New Zealand tree, Corynocarpus lævigata, of the cashew family, yielding orange-colored berries two or three inches long.
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Examples
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Nothing warms the soul on a cold day like a bowl of the akamaru modern or the special karaka-men.
Village Voice Picks NY's 10 Most Pretentious Restaurants Fork in the Road 2011
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Nothing warms the soul on a cold day like a bowl of the akamaru modern or the special karaka-men.
Village Voice Picks NY's 10 Most Pretentious Restaurants Fork in the Road 2011
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Nothing warms the soul on a cold day like a bowl of the akamaru modern or the special karaka-men.
Village Voice Picks NY's 10 Most Pretentious Restaurants Fork in the Road 2011
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The coastal forest is very diverse and includes northern rata (Metrosideros robusta), karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus), and the nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida).
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The nineteenth-century Maoris, who eradicated the Moriori in the Chatham Islands, went there because they heard it was the land of the karaka berry.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The nineteenth-century Maoris, who eradicated the Moriori in the Chatham Islands, went there because they heard it was the land of the karaka berry.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The nineteenth-century Maoris, who eradicated the Moriori in the Chatham Islands, went there because they heard it was the land of the karaka berry.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Here, too, we make acquaintance with the sweet-scented manuaka, the fragrant veronica, and the glossy-leaved karaka; this last is the pride of the Maoris.
Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Maturin Murray Ballou 1857
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Corynocarpus laevigatus (karaka), Hoheria populnea
Museum Blogs 2010
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With most of the planets in trikona and Kendra from karaka of work and self, Gautam Gambhir slowly was able to mould and put a strong foundation to his position in the Indian team.
unknown title 2009
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