harore
1. (noun) mushroom, fungus - a general term, Pholiota adiposa - the cap of this mushroom is often large, orange-yellow, rusty-coloured at the centre, becoming lighter towards the edges and covered with small brownish scales. Common on trees in summer to autumn.
Ka kohia e ngā pakeke he harore hai hoko ki ngā Hainamana (Ng 1993:171). / The old folk collected fungus to sell to the Chinese.
harore rangitahi
1. (noun) short-lived mushroom.
Kīia ai ngā tāngata kore take ki te mahi, he ‘harore rangitahi’ (Te ara 2014). / People who only made a small effort were called ‘he harore rangitahi’ (a mushroom that only lasted a day).
See also rangitahi
