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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rata

/(rä"tȧ)/ · Ra·ta · IPA /rˈætə/
01 n. A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.
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    A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.(Bot.)