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kōpata

1. (noun) dew, drop.

Ka tōkia tō kiri e te anu kōpata (M 2004:264). / Your skin is moistened by the cold dew.

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Kōpata

1. (loan) (personal name) Corbett.

I te toanga o te Rōpū Nāhinara i te pōtitanga i te tau 1949, whakatūria ana ko Kerēhi hei hēkeretari tumataiti mā te Minita Māori, mā Te Kōpata (TTR 2000:61). / When the National Party won the 1949 general election, John Grace was made private secretary to the minister of Māori Affairs, Ernest Corbett.

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kōpata

1. (noun) stork's bill, Pelargonium inodorum - forms low mounds of vivid green leaves up to 350mm, moving on to throw up a profusion of tiny flowers from October through to the end of summer. In late summer, plants produce large quantities of seed, giving plants an untidy appearance.

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