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whau

1. (noun) cork tree, corkwood, Entelea arborescens - a native tree with large, heart-shaped, toothed, soft leaves, large white flowers and distinctive fruit of large, brown, spine-covered seed capsules. Found in coastal areas of the North Island at the base of cliffs and in sheltered gullies.

Ka utaina ngā peka mākū o te whau me te karamū ki runga i te ahi, ko te koromāhu hei rongoā mō ngā poroiwi kua whati (Te Ara 2012). / Wet branches were thrown on a fire with whau and karamū, to make steam as treatment for broken bones.

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2. (noun) five-finger, Pseudopanax arboreus - a tree with compound leaves with five to seven 'fingers' and thick, leathery leaves with large teeth. A small, many-branched, round-headed tree with thick, brittle, spreading branches. One of the most common native trees.

See also whaupaku

whāū pūira

1. (noun) mitosis.

Ko te whāū pūira: Ko te tukanga wehewehe o te pūtau e tutuki ai te tupu a tētahi rauropi, e ora ai rānei he motunga (RP 2009:459). / Mitosis: The process of cell division in order for an organism to grow or repair (RP 2009:459).

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Taka-para-whau

1. (location) eastern point of Ōkahu Bay (Auckland).

houama

1. (noun) whau, cork tree, corkwood, Entelea arborescens - a native tree with large, heart-shaped, toothed, soft leaves, large white flowers and distinctive fruit of large, brown, spine-covered seed capsules. Found in coastal areas of the North Island at the base of cliffs and in sheltered gullies. .

I hangaia ēnei waka mai i ngā rākau māori pērā i te whau me te houama, kātahi ka whakatina ki te mānuka (Te Ara 2014). / These craft were made of native wood from such as whau or houama, then fastened together with mānuka.

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Maungawhau

1. (location) Mount Eden (Auckland).

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;)

Ka tukua ā rātou nei hinu kakara, me ngā remu huia, me ngā hou toroa, me ngā ipu taramea ki te tino rangatira o taua pā nei, o Maungawhau (TAH 44:24). / Their fragrant oils, huia tail-feathers, albatross feathers, and containers of taramea scent were given to the head chief of the pā of Mount Eden.

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