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ōki

1. (loan) (noun) oak, Quercus spp. - a large tree that bears acorns and produces valuable hardwood for building and furniture.

I te 24 o ngā rā o Mei nei, ko te rā whānautanga o tō tātou kuīni, i taua rā tae katoa ōna uri ki tōna pārihi ki Winiha, ā, taua iho hoki e te Kuīni tētahi rākau he ōki ki Roera Pāka, he whakamaharatanga (TJ 6/6/1899:7). / On the 24th of May was the birthday of our Queen, and on that day all her descendants arrived at her palace at Windsor, and the Queen also planted an oak tree in Royal Park, as a remembrance.

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