The Godwits Fly
Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine
1. ‘mamuk’ tree-fern’. Presumably a contraction of mamaku (cyathea medullaris). The term seems peculiar to Robin Hyde—it was never in general use.
Title: The Godwits Fly
Publication details: Auckland University Press, 1970
Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection
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