See Also: matipo(dictionary)

peerless (iou) and matipo (iou)


peerless (iou)



peerless adjective. ME.
[from PEER noun1 + -LESS.]
Having no peer; matchless.
peerless primrose: see PRIMROSE noun.
peerlessly adverb L16.
peerlessness noun E17.

matipo (iou)



matipo noun. Pl. -os. M19.
[Maori.]
Either of two New Zealand evergreen trees, Pittosporum tenuifolium (family Pittosporaceae), which bears clusters of purple flowers (also black matipo), and Myrsine australis, the mapau (also red matipo).