The sawyers and otherbushmen familiar with the tree call it indiscriminately`saucifax,' `sarserfrax,' and `satisfaction. a man engaged in drafting cattle. It is a most exquisite fish. It is called `pounamu' or `poenamu' by the Maoris,and `jade,' `jadeite,' or `nephrite' by various writers,while old books refer to the `green talc' of the Maoris.
Both wordsare now used indiscriminately. Fison and Howitt, `Kamilaroi and Kurnai,' p. (1) A name applied popularly and somewhat confusedly to varioustrees, on account of the toughness of their bark--(a) Eucalyptus punctata, De C. monacha, Geoff.
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