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.
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
Synonyms: whauwhaupaku, whaupaku, tauparapara, houhou, puahou
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.
See also whau
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.
