▪ I. makomako1 N.Z.
(ˈmakɔˈmakɔ)
[Maori.]
= korimako.
| 1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 8/2 Makomako, a bird. Syn. with korimako. 1873 W. L. Buller Hist. Birds N.Z. 91 Anthornis Melanura (Bell-Bird)..Native names. Mako, Makomako..Korimako..Kopara. Of the above names, Korimako is most generally used by the northern and Makomako by the southern tribes. 1875 W. E. Atkinson Let. 16 Aug. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) II. 399, I have also the mako mako, silver-eye, [etc.].., and besides the birds a great many shells. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 626/2 The tui and makomako rank high as songsters. 1966 [see korimako]. |
▪ II. makomako2 N.Z.
(ˈmakɔˈmakɔ)
Also mako.
[Maori.]
A small New Zealand tree, Aristotelia serrata (or A. racemosa), of the family Elæocarpaceæ, which bears clusters of small pink flowers and dark red berries; also called wineberry.
| 1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 20/2 Mako, a tree; the bark used as a black dye. Makomako, a tree (Friesia racemosa). 1861 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 24 Mar. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 696 Just before the fireplace were a few makos which they had been sleeping on. 1866 Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. II. 92/1 The berries of Aristotelia racemosa, the Mako-Mako of the natives, are eaten. 1883 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. (ed. 3) 130 Mako, a small handsome tree, six to twenty feet high, quick-growing, with large racemes of reddish nodding flowers. 1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) 11. ix. 239 The spears were formed of..rods of light mako wood. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. II. 670/1 (caption) Aristotelia serrata, mako⁓mako or wineberry, is a small tree of graceful appearance. |