2. (adjective) be tapering.
He kōkau te tipu o te tangata, he tipu rahirahi, he hema ngā ateate (JPS 1926:245), / Physically the people are lean, they are thin and the calves taper.
3. (noun) left hand.
Synonyms: ringa whāngai, ringa mauī, mauī
pūtau hema
1. (noun) gamete.
Ko te whakaputa uri tōrua he tukanga o ngā rauropi, e hono tahi ai ngā pūtau hema o ngā mātua e rua (te toa me te uwha) hei whakaputa uri (RP 2009:445). / Sexual reproduction is a process in organisms where the gametes of two parents (male and female) are combined to produce off spring (RP 2009:445).
hema-uwha
1. (noun) pistil, carpel - the female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style and ovary.
I ētahi tipu ka noho mai te hema-uwha me te hema-toa ki te pua kotahi (RP 2009:330). / In some plants the pistil and stamen are on the one flower.
Synonyms: puapua
pūtau hema-uwha
1. (noun) female gamete.
Ko te whakatōnga te hononga tahitanga o te pūtau hema-toa (te tātea) me te pūtau hema-uwha (te kākano) e puta ai he uri (RP 2009:450). / Fertilisation is the fusion of the male and the female gametes (sperm and egg) in order to produce offspring (RP 2009:45).
