Definitions
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- noun used by Maoris for thatching
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Examples
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Most of what we call toitoi these days is crossbred with pampas grass, I think.
Toitoi in the moonlight StyleyGeek 2007
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Although the URL for the toetoe page spells it toitoi.
Toitoi in the moonlight StyleyGeek 2007
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Bishop Dordillon had been obliged to translate it, "_Te mea e hakatika me te mea e hana mea koaha toitoi i te Etua_" which might be rendered, "Belief in the works and love of a just God."
White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900
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Botanists confirmed that the plant which appears in the foreground of Banks 'campaign advertisements was pampas, and not native toitoi as Banks had assumed.
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John Banks 'billboard featuring what botanists have confirmed as pampas grass, not native toitoi as Banks had assumed.
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Waatea News reports the group bought land in the ranges five years ago, and has planted 2000 trees as well as harakeke, toitoi and a maara kai.
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The pampas are usually pink whereas the toitoi are never pink. "
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