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amaru

1. (noun) scarlet rātā vine, Metrosideros fulgens - a native vine with orange-red flowers, mainly during winter.

See also rātā

Synonyms: whakatangitangi, akatawhiwhi, kāhikahika, rātā

amaru

1. (modifier) dignified, distinguished.

Ko ana mahi katoa ki ngā Pākehā o Moeraki i whakahaeretia i runga i te ngākau whakahoahoa me ngā ritenga amaru hoki (TTR 1990:350). / All of his activities with the Pākehā of Moeraki were conducted in friendship and in a dignified manner.

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2. (noun) dignified presence, poise, dignity.

Na, tērā tētahi whakaahua ātaahua o Airini Tōnore nā Gottfried Lindauer i whakairo. He tau te whakaatatanga mai i te amaru me te pūkeke o tōna āhua (TTR 1994:18). / Now, there is a beautiful portrait of Airini Donnelly painted by Gottfried Lindauer. It shows her dignified presence and determined character.

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Ngāti Amaru

1. (personal noun) tribal group south of the lower Waikato river.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 117;)

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