The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Totara \To"ta*ra\, n. [Maori.]
   A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri
   the most valuable timber tree of New Zealand. Its hard
   reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in
   wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

totara
    n 1: valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish
         wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn:
         totara, Podocarpus totara]