Rata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rata \Ra"ta\ (r[aum]"t[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Bot.)
     A New Zealand forest tree ({Metrosideros robusta}), also, its
     hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war
     clubs.
     [1913 Webster]