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A New Zealand tree (Persoonia toru) of the family Meliaceae with reddish wood that resembles toro. (plural)

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A New Zealand tree (Persoonia toru) of the family Meliaceae with reddish wood that resembles toro. (plural). Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Plural of: A convex molding; A doughnut-shaped surface generated by the revolution of a conic; A rounded ridge; a protuberant part.

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  • Eight months later, he had created Toribash (tori is the Japanese martial arts term for “the defender”).
  • Or do you, like the Bengalis, consider it jal tori?
  • Compelled listening ... tori amos of the terrycat cd
  • Hat tori would be in charge of remobilizing the army.
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