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Nene vs Sene - What's the difference?

nene | sene |

As nouns the difference between nene and sene

is that nene is the Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, now the state bird of Hawaii while sene is senna.

As a proper noun Nene

is a river that rises in Northamptonshire and flows to the sea at the Wash.

nene

English

(wikipedia nene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis , now the state bird of Hawaii.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 37:
    • The nene is a handsome bird that almost became extinct in the wild but was reintroduced successfully from ones bred in captivity.

    Synonyms

    * Hawaiian goose * ----

    sene

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sene.

    Alternative forms

    *seene, senie

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Senna.
  • *, II.37:
  • *:My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie -leaves breede loosenes in the belly.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) sene, in turn from English cent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala

    • Anagrams

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