ponga

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See also: pōnga

English

Ponga (Alsophila dealbata)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori ponga.

Noun

ponga (plural pongas)

  1. Alsophila dealbata (=Cyathea dealbata), a medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand.
    Synonym: silver fern(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

ponga

  1. inflection of porre:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maori

Noun

ponga

  1. silver fern(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Alsophila dealbata)
    Synonym: kaponga

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: ponga, punga

References

  • Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 123
  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 124: “Pónga, s. A fern tree. (Cyathea dealbata.)”

Spanish

Verb

ponga

  1. inflection of poner:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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