01 A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
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A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Phrases & compounds
New Zealand flax —
A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like.
New Zealand tea —
a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea.