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Noun: toetoe
  1. Tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
    "Toetoe's silvery plumes swayed in the coastal breeze";
    - plumed tussock, toe toe, Cortaderia richardii, Arundo richardii
     
  2. Used by Maoris for thatching
    "The traditional Maori dwelling was roofed with toetoe";
    - toitoi, Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua

Derived forms: toetoes

Type of: grass, reed

Encyclopedia: Toetoe