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wirou

1. (loan) (noun) willow, willow tree, crack willow, Salix fragilis, grey willow, pussy willow, Salix cinerea.

Nā i te rā tuatahi ka mau ki ngā peka rākau papai, ki ngā peka nīkau, ki ngā peka hoki o ngā rākau pūruru, ki ngā wirou o te awa (PT Rewitikuha 23:40). / And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook.

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