2. (noun) dirt, mud, earth.
He maha ngā tāngata kua mate, engari e kore e mōhiotia wawetia tō rātou kaute, kia oti rānō te huke te paru (TP 9/1911:8). / Many people have died, but it won't be known immediately how many, not until clearing the mud has finally been completed.
3. (noun) sewage.
Kāore e tahuri ki te whakapai ake i tō rātou wahapū, i ngā paipa harihari wai, harihari paru rānei o tō rātou tāone (TP 7/1913:4). / They aren't improving their harbour, the pipes for water reticulation or for carrying the sewage of the town.
paruwhatitiri
1. (noun) basket fungus, white basket fungus, common-basket stinkhorn, Ileodictyon cibarium - starts growing like a puffball, but later, when the ball bursts, a white basket-like shape breaks out. When mature this breaks loose and rolls off in the wind, scattering its spores on the way. Found in clearings in the bush or in open country in summer to autumn.
See also matakupenga
Synonyms: kōkirikiriwhetū, kōpurawhetū, korokorowhetū, wheterau, popowhaitiri, tūtae whatitiri, tikowhatitiri, tūtae whetū, matakupenga
