单词 | wiwi |
释义 | wiwi1|ˈwiwi| [Maori, = ‘rushes’ (T. Kendall Gram. & Vocab. N.Z. (1820) 228).] A New Zealand rush used to make an outer covering for the roof and walls of a house.
1840J. S. Polack Manners & Customs New Zealanders ii. 285 Wi-wi, kind of wiry grass that is pulled up in tufts, it also is the produce of the marsh. 1842W. R. Wade Journ. N. Isl. N.Z. iii. 61 The roof [of the house] is usually completed with a thick covering of wiwi (a small rush). 1875Treas. Bot. Suppl. 1970Moore & Edgar Flora N.Z. II. 59 The Maori name for rushes and rush-like plants is Wiwi. |

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