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The name of a native New Zealand palm tree (Rhopalostylis sapida) — a botanical/plant word used as a given name, not a traditional personal name in origin. The correct Maori spelling carries a macron (Nikau), which this catalogue slug omits.
Traditionally interpreted as 'disciple' or 'servant of Saint Columba'.
Etymology uncertain — possibly from Greek 'rheo' ('to flow') or 'era' ('ground'). In Greek mythology, Rhea was a Titan and mother of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades; in Roman mythology, Rhea Silvia was mother of Romulus and Remus.
The Irish/Scottish Gaelic form of Margaret, ultimately from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl'.
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