ponga
See also: pōnga
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
ponga (plural pongas)
- Alsophila dealbata (=Cyathea dealbata), a medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand.
- Synonym: silver fern
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
ponga
- inflection of porre:
Maori
Noun
ponga
- silver fern (Alsophila dealbata)
- Synonym: kaponga
Derived terms
Descendants
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
- inflection of poner: