kiwikiwi
1. (noun) creek fern, Blechnum fluviatile - tufted native ground fern. Dense flattish or drooping rosette of barren fronds with a few upright, spike-like, fertile fronds in the centre. Fronds have 20-30 pairs of almost round, olive-green, fairly uniform-sized leaflets. Common in damp, shady forest, mostly by streams. Also known as kiwakiwa.
Ko te maro he rau otaota, kiwikiwi pea, aha rānei, ka āpiti ki te kōhatu, ko te ariā tēnā o te tangata (W 1971:183). / The 'maro' consists of leaves, possibly of creek fern, or something similar, that is placed beside a stone, and that represents the person.
See also kiwakiwa
kiwikiwi
1. (stative) be grey.
Nā te mea i takaina ngā tūpāpaku o ngā hōia ki ngā paraikete taua, paraikete kiwikiwi nei te kano, i kore rawa atu a Kia i whakaae ki ērā tū paraikete ki roto i tōna whare, kei hoki kē ōna mahara ki ngā tūpāpaku (TTR 2000:183). / Because the soldiers’ corpses had been wrapped in grey coloured army blankets, she flatly refused to have those sorts of blankets in her house in case they reminded her of the corpses.
