toetoe n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia richardii}, {Arundo richardii}] 2: used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {toitoi}, {Arundo conspicua}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]